1. Eudora Welty was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on April 13, 1909.
2. Her father, Christian Webb Welty, was an insurance salesman, and her mother, Chestina Andrews Welty, was a homemaker.
3. Welty had two older brothers, Walter and Edward.
4. She attended Mississippi State College for Women for two years before transferring to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she graduated with a degree in English in 1929.
5. After college, Welty returned to Jackson and worked as a reporter for the local newspaper, The Jackson Daily News.
6. In 1936, she published her first book, a collection of short stories titled, "A Curtain of Green," which won the O. Henry Prize.
7. Welty also wrote novels, including "Delta Wedding" (1946), "The Optimist's Daughter" (1972), and "The Robber Bridegroom" (1942).
8. She received numerous awards for her work, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel "The Optimist's Daughter" in 1973, and the National Medal of Arts in 1980.
9. Welty's work is known for its strong sense of place, its portrayal of Southern culture and characters, and its use of magical realism.
10. She never married and died in her hometown of Jackson on July 23, 2001, at the age of 92.