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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.
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.
Jan 1, 2007 · Tillie Lerner Olsen (January 14, 1912 – January 1, 2007) was an American writer associated with the political turmoil of the 1930s and the first generation of American feminists. Though she published little, Olsen was very influential for her treatment of the lives of women and the poor.
Tillie Olsen, whose short stories, books and essays lent a heartfelt voice to the struggles of women and working-class people, died on Monday in Oakland, Calif. She was 94. Ms. Olsen died...
Tillie Lerner Olsen (January 14, 1912 – January 1, 2007) stands as a seminal figure in American literature and social activism, emblematic of the political turbulence of the 1930s and the nascent feminist movement in the United States.
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.
