Despite her literary success, Phillis Wheatley faced numerous challenges in her later years. She was granted freedom after the publication of her book in 1774 but struggled financially.

It covers the first edition of Phillis Wheatley’s most renowned work — “Poems on Various ... the Children’s Cooperative Book Center in the School of Education and their own private collection, the ...

This week, we’re celebrating Phyllis Wheatley, who was the first well-known black female poet in the western world and the first African-American to publish a book. Phyllis’s life started out ...