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Margaret Leech (1893–1974) was born in Newburgh, New York, and is remembered for being one of the foremost American historians of her time. She was a novelist, short story writer, and journalist, contributing articles to the New York Times and the New York World, among others. Her novel Reveille in Washington was an immediate bestseller, and she received a Pulitzer Prize for it in 1942. Leech is the first woman in history to win two Pulitzer Prizes. |