Day 4 of the 28 Days of Black Liberation 2023 series
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was a poet, lecturer, and author. She wrote on her racism, feminism She was an abolitionist, suffragist, and reformer. She co-founded the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs. Frances recognized that Black women have a unique struggle from being enslaved and being women. Frances moved in with William and Letitia Still after Maryland passed a law not allowing free Black folks to enter, leaving her homeless. Determined to become an abolitionist after her uncle, she wrote articles and lectured around the country, educating folks.
Check out some of her writings:
Autumn Leavs (fore’s leaves)
Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects
Reconstructions
The Martyr of Alabama and other poems
The sparrow’s Fall and other Poems