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Biography

Phillis Wheatley

Despite spending much of her life enslaved, Phillis Wheatley was the first African American woman to publish a book of poems.

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Undeterred by deafness and blindness, Helen Keller rose to become a major 20th century humanitarian, educator and writer.

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Julia Ward Howe was a writer, lecturer, abolitionist and suffragist.

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Catharine Esther Beecher was a nineteenth century teacher and writer who promoted equal access to education for women.