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Category Description: Phillis Wheatley was the pioneering African-American woman who helped establish the genre of African American literature. She was born in 1753 and was made a slave at age seven. She was purchased by the Wheatley family of Boston, who taught her to read and write and encouraged her to persevere with writing poetry. She died in 1784.

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American Treasures of the Library of Congress - Features life and literary contributions of Phillis Wheatley. Writes poems with focus on religious and moral subjects.
Documenting the American South - Features listings of authors, subjects and titles. Also contains anthology of American literature of various periods and movements.
Fore Runner - Phillis Wheatley - Features an African-born woman writer and poet. Contains biographical accounts.
Perspectives in American Literature - Phillis Wheatley - Contains alphabetical listing of poems written by Wheatley. Includes poet’s biography and portrait.
Philips Wheatley - Features biography of poet. Features themes on religion and morals.
VG: Artist Biography: Wheatley, Phillis - Provides biographic of the poet. Also contains some critics on her works.