9 4 6 ▁Family ▁Circle , ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁Y ale ▁Young er ▁Po ets ▁Prize . ▁ ▁Her ▁book , ▁The ▁Inner ▁City ▁Mother ▁Go ose , ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁b anned ▁books ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁It ▁inspired ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Broadway ▁musical ▁called ▁Inner ▁City , ▁later ▁rev ived ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Street ▁Dream s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁she ▁published ▁Emma ▁Laz arus : ▁Woman ▁with ▁a ▁Tor ch . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁N CT E ▁Award ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Po etry ▁for ▁Children . ▁One ▁of ▁her ▁books ▁for ▁children ▁is ▁Hall owe en ▁ABC . ▁She ▁published ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁books , ▁and ▁taught ▁at ▁both ▁City ▁College ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁University . ▁ ▁Her ▁play ▁Out ▁of ▁Our ▁Father ' s ▁House , ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁book ▁G row ing ▁Up ▁Fem ale ▁in ▁America , ▁was ▁tele vised ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁Perform ances ▁series ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Born ▁as ▁E ve ▁Mos kov itz ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁children ▁of ▁Russian ▁imm igr ants ▁Max ▁Mos cov itz ▁and ▁Jenn ie ▁Sie gel . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁an ▁A . B . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁ ▁Mer ri am ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁purs ue ▁gradu ate ▁studies