Flannery O’Connor
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Novelists, Short Story Writers, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Catholic Church, Catholics
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, Women’s History
Article abstract: In her short lifetime, Flannery O’Connor created a small but significant body of fiction and nonfiction unique in American literature, Southern literature, Catholic literature, and feminist literature.
Early Life
Mary Flannery O’Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia, on March 25, 1925, the only child of Edward Francis O’Connor, Jr., and Regina Cline O’Connor, both of whom came from prominent Southern Catholic families. Flannery was a happy, sensitive, and independent child. When she was twelve, her father became critically ill...
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