Question

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was a free Black woman who contributed to the abolitionist movement by

Answer 1

By

writing essays, poems, and stories. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1825 and was raised by her aunt, who was a member of the Underground Railroad. She was an advocate for education and women’s rights and was a part of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Her most famous works include her novel, Iola Leroy, which was published in 1892 and her poem, “Bury Me in a Free Land”, which was published in 1866. Harper's writing was important in bringing attention to the plight of African Americans during the 19th century. She was a powerful voice in the abolitionist movement and her work helped to shape the civil rights movement that would follow.

Answer 2

In 18541854, Watkins published another volume of poems, Poems of Miscellaneous Subjects, a book that literately marked her participation in the abolition movement.