writers
Today in history: Ernest Hemingway is born
July 21, 2015Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 - July 2, 1961) was one of America's most popular authors.
Read moreToday in history: Novelist Saul Bellow born 100 years ago
June 10, 2015He would become one of America's great postwar authors, examining complex urban antiheroes at war with the society they live in.
Read moreIllinois Woman’s Press Association honors People’s World writers
May 27, 2015People's World writers won six first place awards, one second place, two third places, and one honorable mention.
Read moreToday in women’s history: Ding Ling, forgotten Chinese author, remembered
March 4, 2015On this date in 1986, the writer Ding Ling, a champion of women's rights, died. Born as Jiang Bingzhi in Linli, Hunan province, China.
Read moreToday in labor history: Stephen Hawking born
January 8, 2014As recently as 2011, Hawking remarked, "Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge."
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