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Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou

Politician · born April 4, 1928 · died 2014

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Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than 50 years.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~70Named National Women's Hall of Fame1998
  2. ~72Received the National Medal of Arts2000
  3. ~82Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom2010

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