Zora Neale Hurton

Zora Neale Hurton was born January 7, 1891 and died in January 28, 1960. Zora lived in Eatonville, Florida. Zora father was the mayor of Eatonville and the reverend. He was the reason Zora family didn’t experiences no poverty, like some black families experienced at Zora's age.
When Zora was nine her mother died. After her mother died reverend John remarried. Her father’s marriage caused her and her father to grow apart. She later left home to become a wardrobe girl for a company that toured down south. She quit eighteen months later and finished her high school studies at Morgan Academy. Howard University in Washington D. C. Zora later transferred to Banard College in New York City. This is where Zora became interested in black folk tradition. After Zora had graduated from Banard College she returned back to Florida to study the oral tradition. Her study resulted in her first book “Mules and Men’s” which she wrote in 1935.
Although Hurton’s success ended early, she still wrote plays, novels, short stories, and articles. Her most famous novel was also her second novel, “Their Eye’s Were Watching God” which she wrote in 1937. Zora Neale Hurton was described by Langston Hughes as “a women who was full of side-splitting, humorous tales, and tragicomic stories.” I would describe Zora as a bird that was able to soar and let her voice be heard no matter how she did it.