Harriet E. Wilson
Novelist

Harriet E. Wilson Net Worth

Harriet E. Wilson was an African-American novelist who made history by anonymously publishing her debut work, Our Nig, in 1859. Born on March 15, 1825 in Milford, NH, she is widely recognized as the first female African-American novelist.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day March 15, 1825
Birth Place Milford, NH
Age 194 YEARS OLD
Died On Jun 28, 1900 (age 75)
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💰 Net worth: $18 Million (2024)

About

Considered the first female African-American Novelist, she earned this distinction by anonymously publishing her debut work, Our Nig, in 1859.

Before Fame

She was an indentured servant until she was eighteen years old.

Trivia

Her first novel, Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, was little known in her lifetime, but was rediscovered by scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in 1982.

Family Life

She was born in New Hampshire to an African-American father and an Irish mother. She married Thomas Wilson in 1851.

Associated With

Her literary style has been compared to that of Little Women author Louisa May Alcott.

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