Quote of the day
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
Harriet E. Wilson
Born: March 15, 1825
Died: June 28, 1900 (aged 75)
Bio: Harriet E. Wilson is considered the first female African-American novelist, as well as the first African American of any gender to publish a novel on the North American continent.
Known for:
- Our Nig (1859)
- The Soul of a Woman