National Historic Landmark - Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House

National Historic Landmark - Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House

From 1870 to her death, this was the home of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911), a Black writer and social activist who participated in the abolitionist, black rights, women's suffrage, and temperance movements.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks

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