1. Presented by Rachel Almario
Margaret Mitchell
Presented by Rachel Almario

2. Mitchell’s Upbringing
Mitchell was born and raised in
Atlanta, Georgia.
Her father was successful in law
and real estate
Her mother was an intelligent
supporter of women’s suffrage
Mitchell went to school in the
Atlanta Public School System

5. Adult Life Marriage Life -1st marriage: Red Upshaw -abusive
-2nd marriage: John Marsh
-Worked as an editor for The Atlanta Journal

6. Southern Socialite Reporter for The Atlanta Journal
Wrote under Peggy Mitchell
Involved in several social
activities and clubs

7. A new era Research for Historical Fiction -interviewed soldiers
-local locations

8. Tragic ending to native Atlantan
Off to the movies
Struck by a speeding car

9. Mitchell’s Influences
Read Shakespeare, Sir Walter Scott, and Charles Dickens at a young age
Mitchell’s mother
-supporter of woman’s suffrage
Influences on writing GWTW
-Irish heritage
-past relationships
-historical research

10. Women Roles in Gone With The Wind
Writing from a woman’s perspective about the war
The women of GWTW
-Scarlett O’Hara-beautiful, strong, ruthless
-Melanie Hamilton Wilkes- “best friend”
-Belle Watling-The one who ran the whore house
-Suelle O’hara-sister, jealous of Scarlett
-Mammy-typical housekeeping babysitter

11. Success and Popularity of GWTW then and now
The movie
The Margaret Mitchell House
The Road to Tara Museum

12. “After all…tomorrow is another day.”
-Scarlett O’hara
The End