Malvina Reynolds

Malvina Reynolds (born as Malvina Milder in 1900, died 1978) was a folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist, probably best known for writing "Little Boxes."

Born in San Francisco to two Jewish immigra

Malvina Reynolds (born as Malvina Milder in 1900, died 1978) was a folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist, probably best known for writing "Little Boxes."

Born in San Francisco to two Jewish immigrants and socialist opponents of World War I, Malvina Milder married William Reynolds, a carpenter and organizer, in 1934 and had one child, Nancy, in 1935. She earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English from University of California Berkeley, and later went on to earn her doctorate there, finishing her dissertation in 1936.