Louise Erdrich '76

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A member of the first four-year coeducational class at Dartmouth, Louise Erdrich is an acclaimed author who has won numerous awards for her novels, poetry, and short stories.

MAKING A MARK

Known to be one of the most significant writers in the second wave of the Native American Renaissance, Erdrich is a seminal American novelist whose treatment of the cultural issues facing contemporary Native Americans has raised significant public awareness while also exploring profound universal questions that transcend politics and race.

GAMECHANGER

"If I had the chance to offer advice to a young woman thinking of coming to Dartmouth today, the chance to give what [professor] Brenda Silver gave me, it would be this: Don't be afraid. You could come from anywhere and find your world here, because you can make of it what you want. Even if you come from a place where you think you'll have no connection. You will find a connection."

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