Answer:
A. Maya Angelou, one of the nation's preeminent literary figures, was a mother and a grandmother.
Explanation:
"Maya Angelou was a mother and grandmother. Maya Angelou was one of the nation's preeminent literary figures."
The best way to combine the information in the two sentences is option A.
This is because, unlike the other options, option A kept the meaning of the combined sentences without distorting or making it ambiguous.
Combining the two sentences show that Maya Angelou was prominent, as well as a mother and grandmother.
