First Black woman to publish a novel in the US (1859), Our Nig or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black.
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March 15, 1825, Milford, New Hampshire
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June 28, 1900 (age 75), Quincy, Massachusetts
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*some sources say April 6, 1845
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