• Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

  • Dec 2 2021
  • Length: 13 mins
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

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  • “The word that comes to mind when I think of her is ‘poise.’” —Jasmine Holmes


    In this episode of Carved in Ebony, Jasmine Holmes and Abena Ansah-Wright talk about how Frances Ellen Watkins Harper defied societal expectations in order to make an impact on her world. Harper was a teacher, a speaker, a poet, an abolitionist, and equal rights advocate. She became the first woman to teach at Union Seminary, as well as the first African American woman to publish a short story.


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    Find Jasmine’s book at https://carvedinebonybook.com
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