Toni Morrison By teacherstex Feb 18, 1931 She was born in Lorain, Ohio. 1949 She studied literature at Howard University. 1953 She obtained a Bachelor of Art. 1955 She defended a Master of Art about suicide at Cornell University. 1957 She was back at Howard University as a literature assistant professor. 1967 She became the edition director of the black literature 1970 She wrote her first novel called " The Bluest Eye". 1977 Her novels " Sula" and " Song of Solomon" ensured her notoriety. 1984 She taught at Cornell University and State University (NY) 1988 She won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for " Beloved", her best known and best-selling novel. 1993 She received the Nobel Prize of Literature
