Background
She was born Mary Elizabeth Brown in Gary, Indiana. Her father worked for American Telephone & Telegraph Company, and the family moved multiple times for his job.
She was born Mary Elizabeth Brown in Gary, Indiana. Her father worked for American Telephone & Telegraph Company, and the family moved multiple times for his job.
She finished her secondary school education in Summit, New Jersey and attended Northwestern University.
Upon her graduation in 1973, Pryor began working for the United States Park Service. She also obtained a second bachelor"s degree from the University of London and a masters in history from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1983, Brown joined the Department of State.
She formulated the policy, known as the Pryor Paper, that eventually led the United States to rejoin United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2003.
Pryor"s book is notable for using hundreds of Lee"s previously unpublished private letters to create a fresh biography of the Confederate general. Pryor was killed in a rear end vehicle accident with Robert Stevens Gentil in Richmond, Virginia on April 13, 2015.