pauline elizabeth hopkins

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Definition of pauline elizabeth hopkins in English English dictionary

born 1859, Portland, Maine, U.S. died Aug. 13, 1930, Cambridge, Mass. U.S. novelist and playwright. She performed with her family's singing group before writing her first novel, Contending Forces (1900). Later novels include Hagar's Daughter (1902), Winona (1902), Of One Blood (1903), and Topsy Templeton (1916). The novels reflect the influence of W.E.B. Du Bois and pioneer in using the traditional romance novel to explore racial and social themes

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Pauline Hopkins

born 1859, Portland, Maine, U.S. died Aug. 13, 1930, Cambridge, Mass. U.S. novelist and playwright. She performed with her family's singing group before writing her first novel, Contending Forces (1900). Later novels include Hagar's Daughter (1902), Winona (1902), Of One Blood (1903), and Topsy Templeton (1916). The novels reflect the influence of W.E.B. Du Bois and pioneer in using the traditional romance novel to explore racial and social themes

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Paul·ine E·liz·a·beth Hop·kins

Turkish pronunciation

pôlin îlîzıbıth häpkînz

Pronunciation

/pôˈlēn əˈləzəbəᴛʜ ˈhäpkənz/ /pɔːˈliːn ɪˈlɪzəbəθ ˈhɑːpkɪnz/