Margaret Leech, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Margaret Leech

American historian and novelist

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1893

Place of Birth: Newburgh, New York, United States

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1974

Profession: writer, historian, biographer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Margaret Kernochan Leech (November 7, 1893 – February 24, 1974), also known as Margaret Pulitzer, was an American historian and fiction writer.
She won the Pulitzer Prize for History both in 1942 (Reveille in Washington, Harper) (first woman to win for history) and in 1960 (In the Days of McKinley, Harper).