Neighborhood Stories

Zona Gale (1874–1938) emerged as a distinguished figure in early 20th-century American literature, best known for her incisive and compassionate portrayal of small-town Midwestern life. Born in Portage, Wisconsin, she was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with her work, 'Miss Lulu Bett' in 1921, which she adapted from her own 1920 novel of the same name. Gale's literary career be...