For her thesis Erdrich wrote poetry that would later be published in the collection Jacklight. In 1979, Erdrich earned her Master of Arts degree in writing from Johns Hopkins University.
She majored in English and creative writing, and took courses in the Native American Studies program headed by her future husband, Michael Dorris. In 1972, Erdrich was among the first women admitted to Dartmouth College. In high school, Erdrich continued her writing by keeping a journal. Her father paid her a nickel a story and her mother made covers for her first books. At an early age Erdrich was encouraged by her parents to write stories.
She grew up in Wahpeton, North Dakota where her parents taught at the Bureau of Indian Affairs school. The eldest of seven children, Louise Erdrich was born in Little Falls, Minnesota on July 6, 1954.
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