she grew up as a tomboy in a small town.

he youngest of four children

her mother suffered from mental illness

rarely leaving the house

Lee often stepped up to serve as Truman’s protector

who shared few interests with boys his age

both shared in having difficult home lives.

l, Lee developed an interest in English literature. After graduating in 1944,

she could have cared less about fashion, makeup, or dating.

Lee was known for being a loner and an individualist.

Lee began expressing to her family that writing—not the law—was her true calling

She went to Oxford University in England

which was first titled Go Set a Watchman, then Atticus, and later To Kill a Mockingbird. Working with editor Tay Hohoff, Lee finished the manuscript in 1959.

Friedman is a member of the Brandeis University Board of Trustees and, since 2004, of the Pulitzer Prize Board

Friedman and his wife, Ann, reside in Bethesda, Maryland. Ann, who teaches first-grade reading in the public school system in Montgomery County, Maryland, is also chairman of the board of directors of the SEED Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that developed a college-prep public boarding school model for underserved urban students.