Category: Frances Harper
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The Poetry and Poetic Legacy of Frances E.W. Harper
Thursday, February 24, 7pm – Frances Harper Week The Poetry and Poetic Legacy of Frances E.W. Harper This event will feature Melba Joyce Boyd and Sonia Sanchez reading poetry by […]
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Falaka Fattah and the Political Legacy of Frances E.W. Harper
Tuesday, February 22, 7pm – Frances Harper Week Falaka Fattah and the Political Legacy of Frances E.W. Harper Falaka Fattah is the founder of House of Umoja, a Philadelphia activist, […]
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Cover Page
A Brighter Coming Day: Rediscovering Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (September 28, 1825 – February 22, 1911) Portrait of Frances E.W. Harper by Leroy Forney commissioned by First Unitarian Chuch of […]
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Introduction and Biography
Why I Love Frances Harper “I am attracted to smart women. I am attracted to talented women. I am attracted to brave women. I married one and we live happily […]
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Program of Events
A BRIGHTER COMING DAY SPEAKERS Lena Ampadu is Professor in the Department of English, Towson University, where she teaches composition, Survey of African American Literature, Major Writers of African American […]
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Frances Harper’s Poetry
The Slave Mother (1854) Heard you that shriek? It rose So wildly on the air, It seemed as if a burden’d heart Was breaking in despair. Saw you those hands […]
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Frances Harper’s Prose
Letter From Frances Ellen Watkins to John Brown on November 25, 1859 Dear Friend: although the hands of Slavery throw a barrier between you and me, and it may not […]
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: A Literary Timeline
This timeline chronicles not only personal events in the life of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, but also literary milestones and historical landmarks that occurred during her lifetime. In it, Frances […]
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Commentary
On Creating the Portrait of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper By Leroy Forney, Artist The objective of the portrait painter is not only to provide a likeness but to capture the […]
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Partners
A BRIGHTER COMING DAY: Rediscovering Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is made possible by the efforts and cooperation of these organizations: The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of the Union League, 140 S. […]