Susanna Wheatley

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Susanna Wheatley was a Boston merchant’s wife in the 18th century who became known for enslaving and later promoting the literary talents of the poet Phillis Wheatley.

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Susanna Wheatley canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith Boston literary circles ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Colonial America ⓘ
employer Phillis Wheatley ⓘ
enslaved Phillis Wheatley ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Wheatley ⓘ
givenName Susanna ⓘ
historicalContext American colonial period before the American Revolution ⓘ
householdRole head of household (with husband John Wheatley) ⓘ
involvedIn transatlantic slave system ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
notableAssociatedWith Phillis Wheatley ⓘ
notableFor enslaving Phillis Wheatley ⓘ
promoting the literary career of Phillis Wheatley ⓘ
occupation homemaker ⓘ
slaveholder ⓘ
partner John Wheatley ⓘ
placeOfActivity Boston ⓘ
placeOfDeath Boston (inferred) ⓘ
linked to: Boston
placeOfResidence Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
relative Phillis Wheatley ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Boston ⓘ
roleInLifeOf mistress of Phillis Wheatley ⓘ
patron of Phillis Wheatley ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
socialClass Boston merchant elite ⓘ
spouse John Wheatley ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ

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Phillis Wheatley → enslavedBy → Susanna Wheatley ⓘ