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Born. January 14, 1912. Wahoo, Nebraska, U.S. Died. January 1, 2007 (aged 94) Oakland, California, U.S. Occupation. Author. Tillie Lerner Olsen (January 14, 1912 – January 1, 2007) [1] was an American writer who was associated with the political turmoil of the 1930s and the first generation of American feminists.
- Tell Me a Riddle
Tell Me a Riddle is a collection of short fiction by Tillie...
- Tell Me a Riddle
Tillie Olsen was an American writer and social activist known for her powerful fiction about the inner lives of the working poor, women, and minorities. Her interest in long-neglected women authors inspired the development of academic programs in women’s studies, especially at the university level.
Aug 14, 2018 · A post in the Jewish Daily Forward —A Brutal Narcissist: The Life of Feminist Icon Tillie Olsen — tells of biographer Panthea Reid’s decade-long journey to research and write Tillie Olsen: One Woman, Many Riddles.
"I Stand Here Ironing" is a short story by Tillie Olsen that first appeared in Pacific Spectator and Stanford Short Stories in 1956 under the title "Help Her to Believe." The story was republished in 1957 as "I Stand Here Ironing" in Best American Short Stories.
Jun 8, 2018 · Tillie Olsen is author of one novel, numerous essays, a few poems, and the highly influential nonfiction work Silences. On balance, however, she is best known in the literary world as a writer of short fiction.
Tell Me a Riddle is a collection of short fiction by Tillie Olsen first published by J. B. Lippincott & Co. in 1961. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The volume is composed of three short stories and a novella, the title piece “Tell Me a Riddle.” [ 3 ] “Tell Me a Riddle” was awarded the O. Henry Award in 1961 for best American short story. [ 4 ]
"I Want You Women up North to Know" is the first published poem by Tillie Olsen, appearing in the Partisan Review (March 1934). It is based on a letter to the editor of New Masses written by Felipe Ibarro about worker exploitation in a San Antonio garment manufacturing company.
