The Political, Feminist, and Religious view of Frances E.W. Harper, Phl

The Political, Feminist, and Religious view of Frances E.W. Harper, Phllis Wheatley, and Alice Dunbar-NelsonPhillis Wheatley, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, and Francis E. W. Harper were solely groundbreaking and poignant authors whose works have remained influential throughout time. Feminism, politics, and trust are three aspects evident in their private lives an d literature.Wheatley was considered a feminist icon because she was the first print African American womanish poet. However, her writing did not deal with feminist issues, rather, they focussed on phantasmal and political themes. Unlike Wheatley, Harpers femi nist views are incorporated into her work. She uses religion as a method to express her political and social views. Dunbar-Nelson, a writer of alone genres, brought together her personal beliefs and activism into many pieces of her work. Political and fe minist issues were important aspects of her personal life, which served as important themes throughout her literature. Religion, while not as prevalent, withal presented itself, most specifically through her poetry.PHILLIS WHEATLEYBIOGRAPHYPhillis Wheatley is the first published African American writer. She was born in 1753 in West Africa. She was kidnapped from Africa and sold as a slave when she was around seven or eight long time old. She was purchased by a wealthy family that taught h er how to read and write. Wheatley showed massive intelligence in her writing style.Wheatleys book, The hoard Works of Phillis Wheatley was first published in London. Five years after her return from London her owners Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley died. In 1778 Wheatley married John Peters and they had three children that all died ve ry young.In 1779 Wheatley advertised a... ... Theyre slaughter my sons on the farm But I know that Omnipotence watches, That God has a far-flung arm (Hull 93). From this one passage we can see Alice Dunbar-Nelson mingle issues of gender, race, and religion. Three issues which had a majo r affect on her life and her writing.BibliographyFoster, Frances metalworker (1993). Written By Herself Literary Production by African American Women, 1796-1892. Bloomington and Indianapolis Indian University Press.Hull, Gloria T. (1988). The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson. New York Oxford Printing Press.Robinson, William H. (1982). Critical Essays on Phillis Wheatley. Boston GK, Hall and Company.Robinson, William H. (1975). Phillis Wheatly in the Black America Beginnings. Detroit Boadsiod.Shields, John C. (Eds.). (1988). The Collected Works of Phillis Wheatley. New York Oxford University Press, Inc.