... Rochester, New York, where Jackson enrolled in the University of Rochester in 1934. She withdrew after two years to spend a year pursuing her career as a writer, producing a self-imposed quota of a thousand words a day. Later, she returned to school and attended Syracuse University for two years (from 1938 to 1940), during which time she published several pieces of fiction ... and nonfiction in campus magazines. At Syracuse she met Hyman, whom she married in 1940; together they founded one of the campus magazines, The Spectre. After graduation and marriage, Jackson moved to New York City...

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• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School