Maya Angelou

生年： 1928 mayaangelou.com @DrMayaAngelou

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Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Johnson, was a renowned American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.
Her autobiographical series, beginning with "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," gained critical acclaim and national recognition.
Angelou's works often drew from her experiences as a Black woman in America, addressing themes of identity, racism, and personal growth.
Her poetry collection "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Die" was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Angelou's influence extended beyond literature, as she played a significant role in the civil rights movement and was recognized as one of the most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal in 2001.

著書： Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

著： Maya Angelou • 1969

After an assault at eight, she went mute for five years. Then books taught her to speak.

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📖 Literary Memoir 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir 🏚️ Jim Crow South 💔 Childhood Sexual Abuse 🎤 Finding Your Voice

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

After an assault at eight, she went mute for five years. Then books taught her to speak.

著： Maya Angelou 1969 289 ページ

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📖 Literary Memoir 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir 🏚️ Jim Crow South 💔 Childhood Sexual Abuse 🎤 Finding Your Voice

Letter to My Daughter

著： Maya Angelou • 1987

Her life counsel on courage, honesty, and grace, addressed to the daughters she never had.

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📜 Personal Essays 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🌱 Gratitude Practice 🌍 Cultural Humility 🎨 Artistic Integrity

Letter to My Daughter

Her life counsel on courage, honesty, and grace, addressed to the daughters she never had.

著： Maya Angelou 1987 192 ページ

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📜 Personal Essays 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🌱 Gratitude Practice 🌍 Cultural Humility 🎨 Artistic Integrity

Mom & Me & Mom

著： Maya Angelou • 2013

After a decade of abandonment, Maya Angelou must learn to love the mother who left her.

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👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Reconciliation 🌪️ Flawed Mothers 🩹 Generational Healing 🌱 Coming Of Age 🛡️ Surviving Abuse

Mom & Me & Mom

After a decade of abandonment, Maya Angelou must learn to love the mother who left her.

著： Maya Angelou 2013 201 ページ

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👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Reconciliation 🌪️ Flawed Mothers 🩹 Generational Healing 🌱 Coming Of Age 🛡️ Surviving Abuse

The Heart of a Woman

著： Maya Angelou • 2009

Marrying a South African freedom fighter took her from Harlem to Cairo, where love met its limits.

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🪧 Civil Rights Memoir 🎭 Art And Activism 👩‍👦 Single Motherhood 🌍 Pan-African Movement ✈️ Expat Life In Africa

The Heart of a Woman

Marrying a South African freedom fighter took her from Harlem to Cairo, where love met its limits.

著： Maya Angelou 2009 352 ページ

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🪧 Civil Rights Memoir 🎭 Art And Activism 👩‍👦 Single Motherhood 🌍 Pan-African Movement ✈️ Expat Life In Africa

Gather Together in My Name

著： Maya Angelou • 1974

A teenage mother alone in San Francisco, Maya Angelou chases dignity on her own stubborn terms.

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🖋️ Literary Memoir 🖤 Black Womanhood 🎭 Self Invention 👫 Brother Sister Bond 🏙️ Postwar America

Gather Together in My Name

A teenage mother alone in San Francisco, Maya Angelou chases dignity on her own stubborn terms.

著： Maya Angelou 1974 224 ページ

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🖋️ Literary Memoir 🖤 Black Womanhood 🎭 Self Invention 👫 Brother Sister Bond 🏙️ Postwar America

Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

著： Maya Angelou • 1993

Maya Angelou on dignity: short lessons from a life built from nothing.

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🕯️ Spiritual Memoir 📜 Wisdom Literature 👩🏿 Black Womanhood 💝 Self-Acceptance 🍂 Midlife Reflection

Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Maya Angelou on dignity: short lessons from a life built from nothing.

著： Maya Angelou 1993 144 ページ

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🕯️ Spiritual Memoir 📜 Wisdom Literature 👩🏿 Black Womanhood 💝 Self-Acceptance 🍂 Midlife Reflection

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