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American author and activist (born 1944)

For other people named Alice Walker, see Alice Walker (disambiguation).

Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker (born February 9, 1944)^[2] is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist.

In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple.^[3][4] Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.

Walker, born in rural Georgia, overcame challenges such as childhood injury and segregation to become a valedictorian and eventually graduated from Sarah Lawrence College. She began her writing career with her first book of poetry, Once, and later wrote novels, including her best-known work, The Color Purple.

As an activist, Walker participated in the Civil Rights Movement, a