← Frances E.W. HarperSketches of Southern Lifeby Frances E.W. HarperPoetry collection addressing slavery, freedom, and African American dignityFind on Amazon↗About the authorFrances E.W. HarperFrances E.W. Harper was a pioneering African American poet and novelist whose Iola Leroy was one of the first novels published by a Black American woman. Her fiction and poetry advocated for abolition, temperance, and women's rights.More by Frances E.W. HarperIola LeroyNovel of light-skinned Black woman tracing her family and claiming her heritage→Minnie's Sacrifice→Sowing and Reaping→Trial and Triumph→