Harriet E. Wilson

About Harriet E. Wilson

Birth Day: March 15, 1825
Birth Place: Milford, NH

Harriet E. Wilson

Harriet E. Wilson was born on March 15, 1825 in Milford, NH. Considered the first female African-American novelist, she earned this distinction by anonymously publishing her debut work, Our Nig, in 1859.
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As per our current Database, Harriet E. Wilson has been died on Jun 28, 1900 (age 75).

๐ŸŽ‚ Harriet E. Wilson - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

When Harriet E. Wilson die, Harriet E. Wilson was 75 years old.

Popular As Harriet E. Wilson
Occupation Novelist
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born March 15, 1825 (Milford, NH)
Birthday March 15
Town/City Milford, NH
Nationality NH

๐ŸŒ™ Zodiac

Harriet E. Wilsonโ€™s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.

๐ŸŒ™ Chinese Zodiac Signs

Harriet E. Wilson was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.

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About

Considered the first female African-American Novelist, she earned this distinction by anonymously publishing her debut work, Our Nig, in 1859.

Before Fame

She was an indentured servant until she was eighteen years old.

Trivia

Her first novel, Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, was little known in her lifetime, but was rediscovered by scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in 1982.

Family Life

She was born in New Hampshire to an African-American father and an Irish mother. She married Thomas Wilson in 1851.

Associated With

Her literary style has been compared to that of Little Women author Louisa May Alcott.

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