Harper Lee was born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama and was the youngest of four children. She grew up in Monroeville where her father was a lawyer and member of the state legislature. Lee first developed an interest in writing in high school and attended Huntingdon College. In 1956 she found a literary agent and worked to finish the manuscript for her novel, originally titled "Go Set a Watchman" and then "Atticus". Her novel To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 and won the Pulitzer Prize. The book drew from Lee's own experiences growing up in Alabama and dealt with racial prejudices of the time.