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Did you know? Edith Wharton was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, in 1921 — for "The Age of Innocence". She was also a successful architect and interior designer; her book "The Decoration of Houses" (1897) is still a handbook for classical interiors.

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Edith Wharton was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, in 1921 — for "The Age of Innocence". She was also a successful architect and interior designer; her book "The Decoration of Houses" (1897) is still a handbook for classical interiors.

Edith Wharton was in 1921 de eerste vrouw die de Pulitzerprijs voor literatuur won — voor "The Age of Innocence". Ze was tegelijk een succesvol architect en interieurontwerper; haar boek "The Decoration of Houses" (1897) is nog steeds een handboek voor klassieke interieurs.

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