Comments on: Harpy Hall of Fame: Phillis Wheatley http://www.harpyness.com/2009/12/15/harpy-hall-of-fame-phillis-wheatley/ As narrated by the most charming and vicious women on the internet Fri, 17 May 2013 21:22:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Sarah http://www.harpyness.com/2009/12/15/harpy-hall-of-fame-phillis-wheatley/comment-page-1/#comment-56773 Sarah Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:51:35 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=12013#comment-56773 Information in the last paragraph is false. Her husband went to debtor’s prison because originally they were financially sound, but then she shifted businesses (as he often did) and they aquired economic problems. However, by this time,Phillis had only one living child. She gave birth to three, but the first two died shortly after childbirth due to frail health like hers. Her child had grown already when she died, and they (again) were both in frail health. The despair of seeing her mother dead could have also contributed to the death of the third child. Susanna and John both died before Phillis married John, and Mary (daughter) died very soon after John, right before Phillis and her husband released a legal notice of their intent to marry.
(I don’t want to offend anyone, but I don’t want anyone getting flse information either :) )

]]> By: Carolyn Nash-Edwards http://www.harpyness.com/2009/12/15/harpy-hall-of-fame-phillis-wheatley/comment-page-1/#comment-28104 Carolyn Nash-Edwards Mon, 31 May 2010 23:51:37 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=12013#comment-28104 I have an original book of poems written by Phillis Wheatley. I keep it at a freezor temp. of 24 degrees to perserve the book.

]]> By: Elliott http://www.harpyness.com/2009/12/15/harpy-hall-of-fame-phillis-wheatley/comment-page-1/#comment-19351 Elliott Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:29:28 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=12013#comment-19351 There’s a beautiful children’s book written about Phillis Wheatley called Phillis’s Big Test, by Catherine Clinton. I read it to my third grade students this year, and they cheered at the end of it, which was very cute. She’s fascinating.

http://www.amazon.com/Philliss-Big-Test-Catherine-Clinton/dp/0618737391

]]> By: bluebears http://www.harpyness.com/2009/12/15/harpy-hall-of-fame-phillis-wheatley/comment-page-1/#comment-19348 bluebears Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:45:24 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=12013#comment-19348 True. Although you never know, she could have found another benefactor. However, like many slave manuscripts that were published, you never would know what was edited and where. I recently listened to this (from a couple years ago but was re-aired) and it is fascinating.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16874985

not technically related, but very interesting nonetheless.

]]> By: sarah.of.a.lesser.god http://www.harpyness.com/2009/12/15/harpy-hall-of-fame-phillis-wheatley/comment-page-1/#comment-19346 sarah.of.a.lesser.god Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:55:56 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=12013#comment-19346 @bluebears: So true. But she would have had to find a publisher, which would have been extremely difficult even if she was a free woman.

]]> By: bluebears http://www.harpyness.com/2009/12/15/harpy-hall-of-fame-phillis-wheatley/comment-page-1/#comment-19345 bluebears Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:32:52 +0000 http://www.harpyness.com/?p=12013#comment-19345 So interesting Sarah. I wonder what she would have gone on to write had she lived longer as a free person.

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