Eudora Alice Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was an American short story writer and novelist who wrote about the American South. Her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. Welty was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among numerous awards including the Order of the South. She was the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America. Her house in Jackson, Mississippi has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as a house museum.
Ms Welty was also an accomplished photographer who working for the Works Progress Administration where she took photographs of people from all economic and social classes in her spare time. From the early 1930s, her photographs show Mississippi's rural poor and the effects of the Great Depression.
Tours of this location are by reservation at 9 and 11 a.m. and 1 and 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. The Education and Visitors Center is located next door and features permanent and special exhibits. It is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
In order to find the coordinates for the final, you'll need to find the missing information below:
N 32° A B. C D E W 090° F G . H I J
A = First number in the year Eudora Welty was born.
B = Fourth number in the year Eudora Welty was born.
C = Third number in the year Eudora Welty died.
D = How many times does the letter "E" appear on the title line of the sign?
E = Third number in the year the Eudora Welty House was built.
F = Number of Eudora Welty's books mentioned on the sign.
G = [(Year the house was built - year she was born) x 6 ]- her age at death - 4
H = Sum of last two digits in the year the house was built.
I = Number of letters in the missing word divided by 3 "Welty and her mother were devoted __________, and many of the flowers and bushes they planted still grow in the garden."
J = First number in the year Eudora Welty died.