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Maya Angelou · Life in Weeks

Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and delivered the inaugural poem for President Clinton, becoming one of America's most beloved literary voices..

1928–2014 Poet & Memoirist 4,472 weeks (86 Years)

Maya Angelou: 4,472 weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

4,472
Total Weeks
31,304
Days Lived
3
Key Milestones
86
Years

Key Milestones

Age 29 · Week ~1,508

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Age 57 · Week ~2,964

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Age 86 · Week ~4,472

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Legacy

Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and delivered the inaugural poem for President Clinton, becoming one of America's most beloved literary voices.

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