Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) from frontispiece of her 'Poems on Various Subects ...'. Enslaved aged sevn, purchased by Wheatley family of Boston, Mass, who educated and encouraged her. First African-American woman to be published.

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Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) from frontispiece of her 'Poems on Various Subects ...'. Enslaved aged sevn, purchased by Wheatley family of Boston, Mass, who educated and encouraged her. First African-American woman to be published.

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