Zora Neale Hurston

- Hurston was born on January 7, 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama. The family later moved to Eatonville, Florida. 
- She was thirteen years old when her mother died. This event really affected her childhood. 
- Hurston had a rough relationship with her father. They are reported to have gotten into fist fights. 
- During the Harlem Renaissance, she was friends with Langston Hughes and Ethel Waters. 
- She graduated from Barnard College in 1928 and published a few short stories, articles, and a novel called Jonah's Gourd Vine. 
- Hurston also wrote Tell My Horse; Moses, Man of the Mountain, Dust Tracks on a Road, and Seraph on the Suwanee.
- Hurston received financial aid for most of her books. The most amount of money she received was $943.75.
- She died on January 28, 1960 at the age of 69. She died from a stroke. 
- Her neighbors in Florida tried to collect enough money for her funeral, but they never received enough. 
- Her grave remained unmarked until 1973. 
Source: 
http://www.zoranealehurston.com/biography.html

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