To His Excellency George Washington", the first African-American female published in America.
Her first owners, John and Susannah, purchased her in Massachusetts around 1760 and saw that she she was educated in classical language and mythology. In 1772, she had to prove herself in court for a publication in 1767, as the colonists could not accept that a woman possessed such poetic ability. Criticized by Thomas Jefferson, FTP, name this author of "To His Excellency George Washington", the first African-American female published in America.
Her first owners, John and Susannah, purchased her in Massachusetts around 1760 and saw that she she was educated in classical language and mythology.
Phillis {Wheatley}