Esther Forbes By Katie. Her Beginning  Esther Forbes was born on June 28,1891.  She was born in Westboro, Massachusetts.

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Esther Forbes By Katie

Her Beginning  Esther Forbes was born on June 28,1891.  She was born in Westboro, Massachusetts.

Homes Westboro, MA Born here Worchester, MA Moved here after mother inherited land here New York City, NY Moved here after marriage Worchester, MA Moved back here after divorce Stayed here until death

Education Brancroft School Started 1898 Bradford Academy Started 1909 Left 1912 University of Wisconsin Started 1916 Left 1918

Her Marriage  Esther Forbes married Albert L. Hoskins, Jr., on January 14,  Sadly, they divorced in 1933, and Esther Forbes moved back to Worchester, Massachusetts.

Books  O Genteel Lady!  A Mirror for Witches  Miss Marvel  Paradise  The General's Lady  Paul Revere and the World He Lived In  Johnny Tremain  America’s Paul Revere  The Running of the Tide  Rainbow on the Road

Awards for Her Books  Pulitzer Prize in History for Paul Revere and the World He Lived In – 1943  Newberry Medal for Johnny Tremain  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Novel award for The Running of the Tide (for a prize of $150,000) in 1947

Other Achievements  Esther Forbes received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Clark University in  She was elected to become a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in  She became first woman elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1960.

Her End  Esther Forbes died on August 12, 1967 in Worchester, Massachusetts.  She was 76 years old.

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