Born-San Francisco, California-December 3, 1919
             Died-North Bennington, Vermont- August 8, 1965-45
             Have published novels, humorous fictionalized autobiographies, and children books
             1961, Edgar Allen Poe Reward, "Louisa, Please"
             1965, Syracuse University Arents Pioneer Medal for Outstanding Achievements
             After enrolling in Syracuse, beginning of independent life for author
             At Syracuse, met Stanley Edgar Hyman-would marry in 1940
             Hyman Achieved notoriety in his own right as a teacher, writer, critic
             After marriage and birth of 4, literary production increased markedly
             Contributing to by asthma and arthritis
             Hymans extramarital affair in early 1960's
             1963, husband made new commitments to marriage
             Almost every story, protagonists discovering
             Successfully ignoring an alternate way of perceiving set of circumstances or the world
             1954 "The Bird's Nest"
             1959 "The Haunting of Hill House"
             1962 "We Have Always Lived in the Castle"
             1966 "The Magic of Shirley Jackson"-published after she died
             -original sories about lonely or mentally distrubed people who have experiences with supernatural events
             age 29 New Yorker magazine publish "The Lottery"
             "The Lottery" was the book that made her famous
             in 1919 (born)-1919 prohibition introduced to US
             1926 British scientist John Baird Demonsrtates TV
             1927 Joseph Stalin Becomes dictator of Russia
             1931 Empire State Building in New York City Completed
             1933 Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler, gains
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