Harper Lee

Nelle Harper Lee is an American novelist known for her 1961 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which deals with the issues of racism that she observed as a child in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Despite being Lee's only published book, it led to her being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature. Lee has received numerous honorary degreesbut has always declined to make a speech.Other significant contributions include assisting her close friend Truman Capote in his research for the book In Cold Blood.