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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited February 2016

    15. no, not Edna Ferber. (but runs off to add Ferber and Buck to my Goodreads list)

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited February 2016

    Hint: her own books aren't terribly well-known today, but her writing style, settings and characters might be familiar to us. (no, not plagiarism per se)

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited February 2016

    Ok Shirley Jackson is out.

    16. A feminist??

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited February 2016

    16. Short answer: depends on how you define feminism.

    Not in the sense of fighting for women's rights/equality--I couldn't find any indication that she was connected with the suffragette movement. But she worked outside the home/supported herself all her life, War correspondent. Well acquainted with a range of people--president, industrialist, authors, actors.

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited February 2016

    17. Activist??

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  • Smaarty
    Smaarty Member Posts: 2,951
    edited February 2016

    For oncowarrior

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited February 2016

    My apologies. I was (gasp) away from my computer for a couple of hours.

    17. Not an activist in the sense of it being a valid avenue of inquiry.

    Although she did have strong political leanings, chances are she is best known today as a writer. Specifically, as a collaborator on children's books.

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited February 2016

    18. Zora Hurston??

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited February 2016

    Sorry....rushed off to brush up on Hurston.

    18.No, not Zora Hurston.

    Next hint: [Author] is probably best known for her collaboration on a specific series of eight children's books, which came out in the '30s/40s. (a postscript of sorts published after [author]'s death)

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  • ceanna
    ceanna Member Posts: 5,270
    edited February 2016

    good evening!! I've re-read the clues and spent time in Google, but still am stumped. She is author of adult books but collaborated posthumously on children's books??? By collaborated, do you mean co-authored, illustrated, or ideas and writing used by someone else? I'm confused and have my hands in the air--I give up!!!! LOL.

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited February 2016

    I apologize, Ceanna! that last wasn't clear AT ALL.

    The collaboration was while she was very much alive. Exactly what the author I'm thinking of did do on the series is still somewhat up in the air. Somewhere between editor and co-author.

    The "postscript" was the draft of a possible ninth book, in the hand of the official author, which was found in the estate of the author under question. This last was published essentially as-is.

    Edit: summary so far. With what may be a hint or two scattered in. But I admit nothing..

    Author, female, American. Died (at a respectable age) in October, 1968.

    During her lifetime, she did a number of things but supported herself by her writing.

    Although she wrote for adults in newspapers, magazines, and both fiction and nonfiction books....today, she is probably best known for her collaboration on a well-known series of eight children's books, with an American setting.

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  • ceanna
    ceanna Member Posts: 5,270
    edited February 2016

    No need to apologize!! I'm just stumped and can think of hundreds of authors but none that fit all the answers. I've thought of Frances Hodgson Burnett, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Esther Forbes, but they are not an exact fit. Sorry!!! LOL I'm willing to surrender at question #18!

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited February 2016

    (encouragingly) Ceanna, don't give up quite yet! Trust me, you're very close with that last post. But there's one more step......

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited February 2016

    I wonder if this author lived in Michigan... Hmmm

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  • ceanna
    ceanna Member Posts: 5,270
    edited February 2016

    Ok, I'll bite one more time. By very close, and one more step, are you referring to the daughter of Wilder?

    19. Rose Wilder Lane?

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited February 2016

    Yaaayy, Ceanna!

    19. Yes, Rose Wilder Lane

    Interesting woman, in many ways. (edit) The Wikipedia article's a mild puff piece--not sure she was one of the highest-paid female authors at the time, but certainly able to support herself by her writing.

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  • ceanna
    ceanna Member Posts: 5,270
    edited February 2016

    Whew!!!! I was like a dog with a bone on that one!!!! Never again!! Too frustrating!!! LOL.

    Interesting article about Rose. I didn't realize she was a war correspondent and I think that was one of the questions (including knowing presidents, etc) that really threw me for a loop. I had thought of the Little House series but couldn't get past Laura Ingalls Wilder.

    I guess that makes it my turn. Let me think a bit and I'll post again soon.

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  • ceanna
    ceanna Member Posts: 5,270
    edited February 2016

    OK, sorry, got busy on a project so didn't get back to my computer as soon as I expected. I'm now ready to roll, but also about ready to go to bed. I'll be able to respond for an hour, but then won't be available until tomorrow afternoon. Sorry!!!

    Category: Event

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited February 2016

    Good job, Ceanna. Man, that Queenie always gives tough one.

    1. Did it take place in the States?

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  • ceanna
    ceanna Member Posts: 5,270
    edited February 2016

    Yes, LL, I feel like I barely survived queenie's tough question, but I'm a stubborn (persistent sounds better) one!!!

    1. Yes, in U.S (partially).

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited February 2016

    2. Was it caused by man (vs. natural disaster)?

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  • ceanna
    ceanna Member Posts: 5,270
    edited February 2016

    2. Human event.

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited February 2016

    Queenie is the history queen. Ok, last question from me for today.

    3. Did it occur in 20th century?

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  • ceanna
    ceanna Member Posts: 5,270
    edited February 2016

    One last check as I head to bed. Good night!! I'll have the chance to check back Saturday afternoon.

    3. No, not 20th century.

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  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,664
    edited February 2016

    OncoWarrior must be away from the PC (hopefully celebrating happily with loved ones) because she would have been ALL OVER that last 20Q about Laura Ingalls and Rose Wilder!!! I know she is very well informed about those wonderful ladies

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited February 2016

    Not the twentieth century....I suppose that's my cue, though I never particularly thought of myself as historically minded. I think Susan3's been gossiping.

    Hmm.

    4. Was it armed conflict between two groups? (from minor skirmish to full-on war)

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  • MusicLover
    MusicLover Member Posts: 4,225
    edited February 2016

    Way to go Ceanna on the last one!!!!

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  • ceanna
    ceanna Member Posts: 5,270
    edited February 2016

    Hi, everyone. A quick look at the boards but then I will be unavailable again for a couple of hours. Not good timing on my part to be answering the questions!!! Sorry about the delays!!

    4. Not conflict between two groups.

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited February 2016

    5. Celebratory event?

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  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,664
    edited February 2016

    6. Was it particularly about one person? (eg assasination of Abraham Lincoln)

    7.. Did it take place in the nineteenth century?

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