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Phillis Wheatley was the first published African-American female poet. Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at the age of seven or eight and transported to North America. She was purchased by the Wheatley family of Boston.
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Phillis Wheatley | |
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 Portrait of Phillis Wheatley, attributed by some scholars to Scipio Moorhead | |
| Born | 1753 West Africa |
| Died | December 5, 1784 (aged 31) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | English |
| Period | American Revolution |
| Notable works | Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773) |
| Spouse | John Peters |
| Children | Uncertain. Up to three with none surviving past early childhood. |
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