Birmingham native Gail Godwin (1937- ) is a feminist southern novelist and three-time National Book Award finalist for The Odd Woman (1974), Violet Clay (1978), and A Mother and Two Daughters (1982).
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Birmingham native Gail Godwin (1937- ) is a feminist southern novelist and three-time National Book Award finalist for The Odd Woman (1974), Violet Clay (1978), and A Mother and Two Daughters (1982).