The REAL Women of Journalism and Writing: Pulitzer Prize Winners, 2011-2012

In the last two years, 17 women — journalists, photojournalists, novelists, poets and playwrights — were honored with a Pulitzer Prize for their work.

We know from Sandi Villarreal's post, "10 Reasons Why I Don't Know What Century I'm In,"  what some folks' skewed mental image of what a woman journalist or writer is, so we thought we'd show you what a few of the REAL women of journalism and letters actually look like.

Learn more about these accomplished real-life women of letters inside the blog.