Phillis Wheatley
![''[[Portrait of Phillis Wheatley]]'', attributed by some scholars to [[Scipio Moorhead]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Phillis_Wheatley_frontispiece.jpg)
On a 1773 trip to London with the Wheatleys' son, seeking publication of her work, Wheatley met prominent people who became her patrons. The publication in London of her ''Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral'' on September 1, 1773, brought her fame both in England and the American colonies. Prominent figures, such as George Washington, praised her work. A few years later, African-American poet Jupiter Hammon praised her work in a poem of his own.
Wheatley was emancipated by the Wheatleys shortly after the publication of her book of poems. The Wheatleys died soon thereafter and Phillis Wheatley married John Peters, a poor grocer. They lost three children, who all died young. Wheatley-Peters died in poverty and obscurity at the age of 31. Provided by Wikipedia
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