Editing Shirley Jackson (section)

==Marriage==
After graduating, Jackson and Hyman married in 1940, and had brief sojourns in [[New York City]] and [[Westport, Connecticut]], ultimately settling in [[North Bennington, Vermont]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lithub.com/in-search-of-shirley-jacksons-house/|title=In Search of Shirley Jackson's House|date=September 28, 2016|website=[[Literary Hub]]|access-date=October 16, 2018}}</ref> where Hyman had been hired as an instructor at [[Bennington College]].{{sfn|Franklin|2016|p=159}} Jackson began writing material as Hyman established himself as a critic. Jackson and Hyman were known for being colorful, generous hosts who surrounded themselves with literary talents, including [[Ralph Ellison]].{{sfn|Franklin|2016|p=194}} They were both enthusiastic readers whose personal library was estimated at 25,000 books.{{sfn|Franklin|2016|p=67}} They had four children, Laurence (Laurie), Joanne (Jannie), Sarah (Sally), and Barry, who later achieved their own brand of literary fame as fictionalized versions of themselves in their mother's short stories. In an era when women were not encouraged to work outside the home, Jackson became the chief breadwinner while also raising the couple's children.<ref name=":0" /> "She did work hard," her son Laurence said. "She was always writing, or thinking about writing, and she did all the shopping and cooking, too. The meals were always on time. But she also loved to laugh and tell jokes. She was very buoyant that way." For examples of her wit, he refers readers to her many humorous cartoons, one of which depicts a husband cautioning a wife not to carry heavy things during pregnancy, but not offering to help.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Cooke|first=Rachel|date=December 12, 2016|title=Laurence Jackson Hyman on his mother Shirley: 'Her work is so relevant now ...'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/12/laurence-jackson-hyman-mother-shirley-jackson-dark-tales|journal=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sacks |first1=Sam |title='The Letters of Shirley Jackson' Review: The Artist as Mad Housewife |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-letters-of-shirley-jackson-review-the-artist-as-mad-housewife-11625844577 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |work=[[Wall Street Journal]] |date=July 9, 2021}}</ref>

According to Jackson's biographers, her marriage was plagued by Hyman's infidelities, notably with his students, and she reluctantly agreed to his proposition of maintaining an [[open relationship]].{{sfn|Franklin|2016|p=155}} Hyman also controlled their finances (meting out portions of her earnings to her as he saw fit), despite the fact that after the success of "The Lottery" and later work she earned far more than he did.{{sfn|Franklin|2016|pp=352, 357}}