Edith Wharton was born in New York City on January 24, 1862.
Edith married Teddy Wharton, who was 12 years older. They lived a
life of relative ease with homes in New York, Rhode Island, and
Massachusetts. Edith became a prolific writer and produced over 40
books in 40 years.
Edith divorced Teddy in 1912, having no immediate heirs, and never
married again. She was the first woman awarded the Pulitzer Prize
for Fiction, an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Yale University,
and a full membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Her novels became so popular that Ms. Wharton was able to live
comfortably on her earnings the rest of her life. Edith continued
to write until a stroke took her life in August 1937.
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