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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911) was an African American abolitionist, suffragist, poet, and novelist. Born free in Baltimore, Maryland, Harper became one of the first wome...view moreFrances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911) was an African American abolitionist, suffragist, poet, and novelist. Born free in Baltimore, Maryland, Harper became one of the first women of color to publish a work of literature in the United States when her debut poetry collection Forest Leaves appeared in 1845. In 1850, she began to teach sewing at Union Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. The following year, alongside chairman of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society William Still, she began working as an abolitionist in earnest, helping slaves escape to Canada along the Underground Railroad. In 1854, having established herself as a prominent public speaker and political activist, Harper published Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects, a resounding critical and commercial success. Over the course of her life, Harper founded and participated in several progressive organizations, including the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the National Association of Colored Women. At the age of sixty-seven, Harper published Iola Leroy, or Shadows Uplifted, becoming one of the first African American women to publish a novel.view less
Books by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Shadows Uplifted Trial and Triumph Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTrial and Triumph Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSowing and Reaping Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Complete Frances Harper Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPoems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIola Leroy Or, Shadows Uplifted Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSowing and Reaping: A Temperance Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrances Harper: Poems, Prose and Sketches Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIola Leroy; Or, Shadows Uplifted Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSowing and Reaping A Temperance Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings