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Margaret Leech

Margaret Leech, American historian and author (died 1974)

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Born
November 7, 1893
Died
February 24, 1974
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1893

About Margaret Leech

Margaret Kernochan Leech (November 7, 1893 – February 24, 1974), also known as Margaret Pulitzer, was an American historian and fiction writer. She won the Pulitzer Prize for History both in 1942 (Reveille in Washington, Harper) (first woman to win for history) and in 1960 (In the Days of McKinley, Harper). In addition to the history Pulitzer, the book was awarded the Bancroft Prize in 1960. She won the Pulitzer Prize for History both in 1942 and in 1960.

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Margaret Leech timeline

  1. She won the Pulitzer Prize for History both in 1942 and in 1960.
  2. In addition to the history Pulitzer, the book was awarded the Bancroft Prize in 1960.

The world when Margaret Leech was born

Margaret Leech was born in 1893. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineWorld's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
  • Technology milestoneFirst Ferris wheel debuts at Chicago World's Fair
  • Notable inventionFerris wheel (264 feet tall)
  • World population~1.53B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population66.0M

1893 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Margaret Leech's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18932026
Population66.0M341 million

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