Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
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