Frances Harper — Iola Leroy with Dr. Koritha Mitchell

Send us Fan MailAbolitionist, suffragist, and writer Frances Harper was widely acclaimed in her day and one of the first African-American women to be published in the United States. Her novel Iola Leroy is an eye-opening look at what it was like for Black Americans in the midst of, and in the decades following, the Civil War. Joining us in conversation is award-winning author, professor, and literary historian Dr. Koritha Mitchell, who edited and wrote the introduction to the 2018 Broadview Press edition.  Discussed in this episode: Iola Leroy by Frances Harper Living with Lynching by Dr. Koritha Mitchell “The Two Offers” by Frances HarperFrom Slave Cabins to the White House: Homemade Citizenship in African-American Culture by Dr. Koritha Mitchell Carla Peterson (University of Maryland English Department) “Forest Leaves” by Frances HarperThe Fugitive Slave Act of 1850Frederick DouglassElizabeth Cady StantonSusan B. Anthony Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StowePlantation Fiction Thomas Nelson PageJoel Chandler HarrisGone With the Wind by Margaret MitchellPassing by Nella LarsonPassing (2021 film) Ahmaud ArberyHunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodMartin Luther King Jr. Rosa ParksHarriet Tubman "The Slave Mother: a Tale of Ohio” by Frances HarperSupport the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our substack newsletter.Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast