found: African American National Biography, accessed April 03, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Vroman, Mary Elizabeth; fiction writer, screenwriter; born in 1920 in Buffalo, New York, United States; BA in elementary education and social studies from Alabama State Teachers College; published short story, See How They Run, by the Ladies' Home Journal, later made into the film Bright Road (1951, 1953); first published novel, Esther (1963); published second novel, Shaped to Its Purpose (1965); released third book, one for young adults, Harlem Summer (1967); contributed short stories, poetry, and nonfiction to Ladies' Home Journal, Freedomways, and National Education Association Journal; taught in Alabama, Illinois, and New York public schools over twenty years; served as the music and art coordinator for the New York City Board of Education; honors include, the Christopher Award for inspirational magazine writing (1952); first black woman admitted to the Screen Writers Guild (1953); died 29 April 1967 in United States)
