Annie Dillard, Pulitzer-winning author of 'Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,' dies at 81

1. before 1974
   Dillard wrote her master's thesis on Thoreau at Hollins College.
2. 1974
   'Pilgrim at Tinker Creek' was published and won the Pulitzer for nonfiction.
3. 1975
   Dillard divorced her first husband, Richard Dillard, after 10 years of marriage.
4. 1987
   Dillard published the memoir 'An American Childhood.'
5. 2002
   Dillard retired from teaching at Wesleyan University.
6. 2015
   President Obama presented Dillard with a National Humanities Medal.

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