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From Milton Mirkin to Toni Cade Essays

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Many writers are influenced by the life they live and the world around them, and Miltona Mirkin Cade is no different. Miltona Mirkin Cade was influenced by the black community and women’s organizations. (www.fembio.org) Milton Mirkin Cade was born on March 25, 1939 in New York City. As a child she spent most of her years with her mother, Helen Brent Henderson, and her brother, Walter. She and her family moved often but she came to call the communities of New York City and New Jersey home. (www.answers.com) Miltona Mirkin Cade would later change her name to Toni Cade Bambara. The reason she changed her name? Atop the reason that many writers generally change their names from their birth names, Bambara adopted the name after she had …show more content…

In October of 1972, she published her first short-story collection by the name of “Gorilla, My Love.” Bambara would proceed in life by traveling to learn about effectiveness of women’s organizations in other countries, and marry a man by the name of James with which she would have a daughter. After she had settled down and started a family she still continued to teach, write and publish her stories, and inspire her students to be writers and express themselves. (www.answers.com) (www.fembio.org) (www.AALBC.com) As a child Toni Bambara’s parents were major influences in her pursuit of writing; they were very supportive of her and wanted her to pursue a future that made her happy. Bambara stated that she could remember visiting the Apollo Theater with her father, and listening to the music of the 1940s and 1950s. She and her mother would also listen to people speak from the Speaker’s Corner. Toni Bambara accredited her mother as being the reason she began writing. (www.fembio.org) (www.answers.com) (www.AALBC.com) Although Toni Bambara’s parents were a major influence, they were not the only influence. When accrediting the people who influenced her most Toni Bambara gave credit not only to her parents, but also to her editor

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