Maya Angelou By habbott_24 Apr 4, 1928 Maya Angelou Born St. Louis MO, Born: Marguerite Annie Johnson 1931 Her parents divorce and she and her sibling relocate to Stamps, Arkansas to live with their grandma. Sep 8, 1945 Had her first son Clyde, "Guy Johnson" at age 17 Period: 1951 to 1954 Marriage to Enistasious Tosh Angelos Period: 1954 to 1955 She sings Opera in Europe 1959 Maya Angelou moves to New York and joins the Harlem Writer's Guild 1961 Moves to Cario, Egypt 1962 Moves to Accra, Ghana and meets Malcolm X 1969 Publishes "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" Period: Jan 18, 1974 to Jan 31, 1983 Marriage to Paul de Feu 1977 Appointed to the presidential commission for International Women’s Year. Aug 12, 1987 Publishes "And I Still Rise" 1998 Maya Angelou inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame 2000 Awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton. 2010 Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. 2014 Maya Angelou passes away. Age: 86 2021 She became the first black woman on a quarter