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Women’s History Program: “The Artistry and Activism of Frances Harper”

  • Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD, 21202 United States (map)

Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum celebrating the life and legacy of activist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper through dance and poetry during Women’s History Month. “The Artistry and Activism of Frances Harper,” depicts Harper’s rise from being orphaned in Baltimore to becoming the most prolific Black novelist and most beloved Black poet of the nineteenth century after becoming the first Black woman to join the American Anti-Slavery speaking circuit. The 5 suite production includes original music, choreography and poetry performed by Sharing Our Legacy Dance Theatre (SOL) and directed by Professor Emerita, Lynnette Young Overby from the University of Delaware. Frances Watkins Harper Bicentennial birthday was recently commemorated in 2025.

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