Elizabeth Yates (writer)

Elizabeth Yates, American journalist and author (died 2001)

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Born: December 6, 1905
Died: July 29, 2001
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1905

About Elizabeth Yates (writer)

Elizabeth Yates McGreal (December 6, 1905 – July 29, 2001) was an American writer. She may have been known best for the biographical novel Amos Fortune, Free Man, winner of the 1951 Newbery Medal. She had been a Newbery runner-up in 1944 for Mountain Born. She began her writing career as a journalist, contributing travel articles to The Christian Science Monitor and The New York Times. Many of her books were illustrated by the British artist Nora S. Unwin. In 1924, she attended Franklin School before spending a year at Oaksmere, a private school near New York City, founded by mathematician Winifred Edgerton Merrill. Yates wrote a three-volume autobiogr.

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Elizabeth Yates (writer) timeline

1924In 1924, she attended Franklin School before spending a year at Oaksmere, a private school near New York City, founded by mathematician Winifred Edgerton Merrill.
1951She may have been known best for the biographical novel Amos Fortune, Free Man, winner of the 1951 Newbery Medal.

The world when Elizabeth Yates (writer) was born

Elizabeth Yates (writer) was born in 1905. 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.

Culture in 1905

Best-selling book"The Marriage of William Ashe" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentChristy Mathewson pitches 3 shutouts in the World Series
Top headlineEinstein publishes theory of special relativity
Technology milestoneEinstein's "miracle year" — E=mc²
World population~1.65B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
U.S. population83.2M

1905 versus 2026

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Measure	1905	2026
Population	83.2M	341 million

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