▁She ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Ed ▁Y ell in ▁and ▁together , ▁they ▁published ▁a ▁mem oir ▁entitled , ▁In ▁Cont empt , ▁Def ending ▁Free ▁Spe ech , ▁De fe ating ▁H U AC , ▁which ▁documented ▁the ▁effect ▁upon ▁their ▁lives ▁of ▁his ▁legal ▁battle ▁for ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁rights , ▁even ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁ex on er ated ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Her ▁children ▁and ▁grand children ▁include ▁Peter , ▁Lisa , ▁Michael , ▁David , ▁Am elia , ▁Mos é , ▁G ine v ra , ▁Benjamin , ▁Sarah , ▁and ▁Bla ze . ▁ ▁She ▁received ▁her ▁B . A . ▁from ▁Ro ose vel t ▁University ▁and ▁an ▁M . A . ▁and ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois . ▁She ▁began ▁teaching ▁at ▁P ace ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁Her ▁dis sert ation ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁as , ▁The ▁In tr icate ▁K not : ▁Black ▁Fig ures ▁in ▁American ▁Liter ature . ▁She ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁for ▁Women ▁and ▁Sister s : ▁The ▁Anti - S la very ▁Fem in ists ▁in ▁American ▁Culture ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Frederick ▁Doug lass ▁Prize ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁Modern ▁Language ▁Association ' s ▁William ▁Sand ers ▁Sc ar borough ▁Prize ▁for ▁Har ri et ▁Jacob s : ▁A ▁Life . ▁ ▁Sch olar ship ▁on ▁Har