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The Age of Phillis

by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

In 1773, a young, African American woman named Phillis Wheatley published a book of poetry that challenged Western prejudices about African and female intellectual capabilities. Based on fifteen years of archival research,The Age of Phillis, by award-winning writer Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, imagines the life and times of Wheatley: her childhood in the Gambia,

Publisher

Wesleyan University Press

Publication date

Mar 03, 2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

232

ISBN

9780819579492