Chapter I
“I hear that John Andrews has given up his saloon;
and a foolish thing it was. He was doing a splendid
business. What could have induced him?”
“They say that hi...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Sowing and Reaping
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper