Louisa May Alcott ( ; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel "Little Women" (1868) and its sequels "Little Men" (1871) and "Jo's Boys" (1886).
 Raised by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott in New England, she also grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau.
Clearing Weather is a children's historical novel by Cornelia Meigs.
 Opening in a coastal Massachusetts town shortly after the American Revolution, it follows the circumstances of the building of a great sailing ship, the "Jocasta", and its first voyage to the Caribbean.
 The novel, illustrated by Frank Dobias, was first published in 1928 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1929.
The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
 The award is given to the author of "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."
 Named for John Newbery, an 18th-century English publisher of juvenile books, the Newbery was proposed by Frederic G. Melcher in 1921, making it the first children's book award in the world.
 The medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan and depicts an author giving his work (a book) to a boy and a girl to read.
Cornelia Bowen (1865-1934) was an African American teacher and school founder from Alabama.
 She was in the first graduating class of the Tuskegee Institute and went on to found the Mount Meigs Colored Institute as well as the Mt. Meigs Negro Boys' Reformatory.
 Based on the principals of the Tuskegee Institute, where she was trained, Bowen created industrial schools to teach students to thrive from their own industry.
 She was a member of both the state and national Colored Women's Federated Clubs and served as an officer of both organizations.
 She also was elected as the first woman president of the Alabama Negro Teacher's Association.
The Windy Hill is a children's novel by Cornelia Meigs.
 A brother and sister learn about their own family's history in New England through a series of tales told by the Beeman.
 The novel, illustrated by Berta and Elmer Hader was first published in 1921 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1922.
A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers is a children's picture book written by Nancy Willard and illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen, published by Harcourt Brace in 1981.
 The next year Willard won the annual Newbery Medal and the Provensens were one runner-up for the Caldecott Medal from the professional children's librarians.
 "William Blake's Inn" was the first Newbery-winning book to also be named a Caldecott Honor Book. "
Last Stop on Market Street" later won the 2016 Newbery Medal and a Caldecott Honor.
Swift Rivers is a children's historical novel by Cornelia Meigs.
 Set initially in 1835 in Minnesota, it is a story of the early days of the logging industry, when logs were floated down the Mississippi to St. Louis.
 The novel, illustrated by Forrest W. Orr, was first published in 1931 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1933.
Invincible Louisa is a biography by Cornelia Meigs that won the Newbery Medal and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
 It retells the life of Louisa May Alcott, author of "Little Women".
Cornelia Lynde Meigs (1884–1973) was an American writer of fiction and biography for children, teacher of English and writing, historian and critic of children's literature.
 She won the Newbery Medal for her 1933 biography of Louisa May Alcott, entitled "Invincible Louisa".
 She also wrote three Newbery Honor Books.
Clare Vanderpool (born 1965) is an American children's book author living in Wichita, Kansas.
 Her first book, "Moon Over Manifest", won the 2011 Newbery Medal, becoming the first debut author to achieve the feat in thirty years.
 She is also the first Kansas native to win the Newbery Medal.
 Clare is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
 Her book "Navigating Early" was named a 2014 Printz Honor Book.

Question: Cornelia Meigs won the Newbery Medal for her 1933 biography of a novelist of what nationality?
Answer: American