-She was born January 7, 1891 in Notasulga Alabama and died in 1960
-She was raised in Eatonville Florida
-Her parents were John and Lucy Hurston
-Father was a preacher and carpenter and her mother was a seamstress
-She married twice ( Herbert Sheen and Albert Price III)
-She received her education from Morgan State University, Columbia University, Howard University, and Barnard College.
-Received the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award