Poems by Francis E. W. Harper

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Poems by Francis E. W. Harper is written by Frances E. W. Harper and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1948747642 (ISBN 10) and 9781948747646 (ISBN 13).

Frances E. W. Harper, a devout Christian woman writes poems about her life and her race that exemplify the sentiment of ISAIAH 60:15. "Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations." Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was born on September 24, 1825, in Baltimore, Maryland, and raised by her aunt and uncle. A poet, novelist, and journalist, she was also a prominent abolitionist and temperance and women's suffrage activist. She traveled to multiple states to lecture and give speeches about these issues. She died in 1911.