Margaret Mitchell

Out of the Dust The Storm in the Barn

Childrens Books about the great Depression:

1900- Born in Atlanta GA1914-1918- Attended Washington Seminary1918-1919 - Attended Smith College 1922 - Married ''Red'' Upshaw1926 - Began Writing for the Atlanta Journal1924-1925 - Divorced and Remaired 1926 - Began writing Gone with the Wind1937 - Wone the Pulitzer Prize for her novel1949 - Killed by an off-duty cab driver while crossing the street

Lasting Impact

She wrote the greatest novel of all time: Gone With The Wind!

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Timeline

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SS5H5 The student will explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of Americans.C. Discuss important cultural elements of the 1930s; include Duke Ellington, Margaret Mitchell, and Jesse Owens.