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The first novel by an African American. The daughter of freed slaves, she worked for the abolitionist movement. In 1896, she helped found the National Association of Colored Women.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911)
Novel, Iola Leroy or Shadows Uplifted.
*source: Women's Firsts, Peggy Saari, Tim and Susan Gall, editors. UXL, a Gale Imprint.
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I''m probably wrong, but Frances Harper?
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Speaks as if you know., April. No harm in being wrong, but don't express doubt. :-)
DING!!!DING!!!DING!!!
Her first novel was...Iola LeRoy (Shadows Uplifted) in 1892. But she had published poetry way back in 1845.
Now I would like to read Iola LeRoy.
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
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FYI Lucy Terrel published wrote a poem in 1746 but I think it wasn't published until the late 1700's.
Hmmmm, I have a title on the tip of my tongue. It won't come out. I'm thinking....
Is it Clotel???
I've included the titles in the original post.
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