Margaret Leech | |
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| Born | November 7, 1893 Newburgh, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 1974 (aged 80) New York City, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Vassar College (BA) |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for History (1942, 1960) Bancroft Prize (1960) |
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| Children | 1 |
Margaret Kernochan Leech (November 7, 1893 – February 24, 1974), also known as Margaret Pulitzer, was an American historian and fiction writer. She won the Pulitzer Prize for History both in 1942 (Reveille in Washington, Harper) (first woman to win for history) and in 1960 (In the Days of McKinley, Harper).[1]