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Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, was an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. Maya Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies, starting with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, (1969) which was nominated for a National Book Award and called her magnum opus. Her volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly,
but rarely admit the changes it has gone through
to achieve that beauty.”
Maya Angelou
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