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1. Maya Angelou

   Maya Angelou ( (listen); born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim. She became a poet and writer after a series of occupations as a young adult, including fry cook, sex worker, nightclub dancer and performer, cast member of the opera Porgy and Bess, coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and journalist in Egypt and Ghana during the decolonization of Africa. She was an actress, writer, director, and producer of plays, movies, and public television programs. In 1982, she was named the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was active in the Civil Rights Movement and worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Beginning in the 1990s, she made around 80 appearances a year on the lecture circuit, something she continued into her eighties. In 1993, Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" (1993) at the first inauguration of Bill Clinton, making her the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961. With the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou publicly discussed aspects of her personal life. She was respected as a spokesperson for black people and women, and her works have been considered a defense of black culture. Her works are widely used in schools and universities worldwide, although attempts have been made to ban her books from some U.S. libraries. Angelou's most celebrated works have been labeled as autobiographical fiction, but many critics consider them to be autobiographies. She made a deliberate attempt to challenge the common structure of the autobiography by critiquing, changing and expanding the genre. Her books center on themes such as racism, identity, family and travel.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of maya angelou in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of maya angelou in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of maya angelou in a Sentence

1. Janet Yellen:

   Each time we redesign our currency, we have the chance to say something about our country -- what we value, and how we've progressed as a society, i'm very proud that these coins celebrate the contributions of some of America's most remarkable women, including Maya Angelou.

2. Melissa Joan Hart:

   I learned early on that if I waiver to other people's feelings or if I dance around a little too much of trying to be politically correct, you're not really making anybody happy, especially yourself, so there's no dancing around certain hot topics and whatnot. I just do the research and like Maya Angelou said,' Do better until you know better' and then when you know better, do better.

3. Postal Service spokesman David Partenheimer:

   Maya Angelou cited this sentence frequently in media interviews and other forums and it provides a connection to her first memoir 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' the sentence was chosen to accompany her image on the stamp to reflect her passion for the written and spoken word. The sentence held great meaning for her and she is publicly identified with its popularity.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou