1900 Margaret Mitchell, American writer who found success in her first and only novel, Gone With the Wind.

Romanticizing the Old South: A Feminist, Historical Analysis of Gone With the Wind Gone with the Wind has been hailed as a triumph of American literature and film. In 1937, Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for her sweeping portrayal of the crumbling of the Old South. Since then, the novel has sold millions of copies. The film, a production by David O. Selznick, exceeded all expectations, receiving critical and public acclaim that included an unprecedented ten Academy Awards. Even today, Gone with the Wind, despite its many historical inaccuracies, forms the basis of American popular memory of the Old South. There have been many tales of the Old South in the years since the Civil War, but Margaret Mitchell's tale is the one that is most deeply embedded in American culture. An important element of the story's popularity is Scarlett O'Hara, a strong female character. http://www.feminist.com/resources/artspeech/remember/rtl8.html