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Born
She was born in Notasulga, in Alabama. -
Moved to Eantonville
When she was three years old, her family moved to Eatonville, Florida. The town was one of the first all-black towns incorporated in the United States. -
Death of Zora's mother
Her mother died, her name was Lucy Ann Potts Hurston and she was a teacher. -
Her first steps
She joined a traveling theatrical company, she visited with her company New York City during the Harlem Renaissance. -
Her first history
She public her first story: John Redding Goes to Sea, in the university's magazine. -
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Her University studies
She was studying in Howard University, but finally she was obligated to finish her studies in 1924. -
Her first scholarship
She won a scholarship to Barnard College, where she studied anthropology under Franz Boas. -
Her first marriage
Hurston married Herbert Sheen, a jazz musician and a former teacher at Howard, who later became a physician. -
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Her first marriage
Hurston married Herbert Sheen, a jazz musician and a former teacher at Howard, who later became a physician.
Their marriage ended in 1931. -
End of her college career
She graduated from Barnard. -
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Her postgraduate
After her graduation, she studied graduate studies in anthropology at Columbia University for two years. -
Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts
Hurston collaborated with Hughes on this play, that never finished, and was published after her death in 1991. -
Her first novel
She published her first novel, Jonah’s Gourd Vine, which was well received by critics for its portrayal of African American life. -
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Tell My Horse
A blend of travel writing and anthropology based on her investigations of voodoo in Haiti, and Moses -
Man of the Mountain
This novel, firmly established her as a major author. -
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Her second marriage
She married Albert Price, while Hurston was working for the WPA in Florida.
The marriage ended after few months, but they did not divorce until 1943. -
Dust Tracks
An autobiography, is much appreciated. -
Her third marriage
Hurston married James Howell Pitts of Cleveland. That marriage lasted less than a year. -
Her last book
The novel Seraph on the Suwanee, was her last book before her retire. -
Death
She died in Fort Pierce, Florida for an hypertensive heart disease on January 28, 1960, and was buried at the Garden of Heavenly Rest in Fort Pierce, Florida.
