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Dorothy L. Pillsbury
DOROTHY L. PILLSBURY (May 1888 - April 15, 1967) was a Californian writer.
Born Dorothy Pinckney in New Jersey in 1888, she graduated from Pomona College, California and attended the University of...view moreDOROTHY L. PILLSBURY (May 1888 - April 15, 1967) was a Californian writer.
Born Dorothy Pinckney in New Jersey in 1888, she graduated from Pomona College, California and attended the University of Southern California and the University of New Mexico. She also attended schools in Mexico and Puerto Rico, where she conducted research for her writing. She spent fifteen years as a social worker in Los Angeles before moving to New Mexico in 1942 to become a full time writer.
Her published books relate to the culture of New Mexico and include No High Adobe (1950), Adobe Doorways (1952), Roots in Adobe (1959), and Star Over Adobe (1963).
Pillsbury resided in Santa Fe, New Mexico for 25 years. She was a winner of the Zia Award, presented by the New Mexico Press Women’s Association. She died in Santa Fe in 1967 at the age of 78.view less
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