Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) was an American poet and playwright. She was born in Rockland, Maine, and grew up in a family of five children. She attended Vassar College, where she studied poetry and drama. Millay was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923 for her collection The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver. She was also a prominent figure in the New York literary scene of the 1920s and 1930s. Her work often explored themes of love, death, and nature. Millay was also an advocate for women's rights and was a member of the National Woman's Party. She was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War and was arrested for her activism in 1968. Millay died in 1950 at the age of 58. Her work continues to be widely read and studied today.
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