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Zona Gale (August 26, 1874 – December 27, 1938), also known by her married name, Zona Gale Breese, was an American novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1921.
Zona Gale (born Aug. 26, 1874, Portage, Wis., U.S.—died Dec. 27, 1938, Chicago, Ill.) was an American novelist and playwright whose Miss Lulu Bett (1920) established her as a realistic chronicler of Midwestern village life. Gale determined at an early age to be a writer.
Gale became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1921. Zona Gale was born in Portage, Wisconsin, on August 26, 1874, and, with the exception of a brief time in Minnesota, lived there until she entered the University of Wisconsin.
Sep 2, 2016 · When she died in 1938, the New York Times hailed Zona Gale as “one of the most intensely American writers of her time,” making real to “Americans the setting of the old town – its river, its railroad yards, its small factories and above all, the rich farming community that surrounds Portage.”
Gale, Zona (1874–1938) Pulitzer Prize-winning author, regional writer, and political activist. Born Zona Gale on August 26, 1874, in Portage, Wisconsin; died of pneumonia on December 27, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois; daughter of Charles S. Gale (a railroad engineer) and Eliza (Beers) Gale (a teacher); graduated from the University of Wisconsin ...
Zona Gale (1874 - 1938) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and short story author, best known for her novel and play, Miss Lulu Bett (1920), which earned the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1921.
In 1921, American author and playwright Zona Gale became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, for the play MISS LULU BETT. Born in Portage, Zona Gale started to identify as a writer at the early age of 7, when she wrote her first book.
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