Frances Harper Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Frances Harper.

  • 3 Biographies
  • 7 Literature Criticisms
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Biographies (3)

1,769 words, approx. 6 pages
African American writer, lecturer, abolitionist, and women's rights activist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911) was a notable voice in social reform in the nineteenth century. She captivated bla... Read more
5,830 words, approx. 20 pages
Known as the "Bronze Muse" to her broad audience, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was the major black woman poet of the nineteenth century. She achieved high distinction and great popularity as an antisl... Read more
6,929 words, approx. 24 pages
In the last decade, scholarship has shown Frances Ellen Watkins Harper to be one of the most significant U.S. writers of the nineteenth century. The author of several books of poetry, four novels, man... Read more