Career Highlights
Hopkins worked for this influential African American magazine starting in 1900.
The Colored American Magazine
This City is known for its abolitionist history where Pauline was born
Portland, Maine
This 1900 novel by Hopkins is considered one of the first African American detective stories.
Hagar's Daughter
Hopkins often emphasized this theme, meaning pride in Black people's history and culture.
racial pride
Pauline Hopkins lived during this era of legalized segregation after Reconstruction.
Jim Crow Era
In her youth, Hopkins competed in contests in this artistic field.
Singing
Pauline was born this year just before the end of the Civil War
1859
She used this pseudonym (pen name) for some of her writings.
Sarah A. Allen
This novel by Hopkins highlights a mixed-race protagonist discovering their true heritage.
Of One Blood
Hopkins often wrote about this type of conflict between lighter- and darker-skinned African Americans.
Colorism
What was her Step-father's name
William Hopkins
Before becoming a writer, Hopkins showed her talents in this artistic field as a teenager.
Singing
After losing her editorial job, she returned to work as this type of employee later in life.
Stenographer
Hopkins wrote a musical play about this famous Black leader who led a revolt in Haiti.
Toussaint Louverture
Hopkins criticized this philosophy, promoted by Booker T. Washington, that suggested slow progress through hard work.
Accommodationism
she was mostly raised by her mother and her maternal family, who emphasized this value strongly.
Education
Pauline Hopkins' mother, Sarah Hopkins, worked in this profession to support her family.
House-keeper
She worked as both a writer and a ________ at The Colored American Magazine.
Editor
Name one short story collection or serialized work Hopkins contributed to Black magazines.
Contending Forces
Hopkins promoted this civil rights strategy, meaning active protest and demand for equality.
Direct Action
Hopkins attended this prestigious New England school where she honed her academic and artistic skills.
The Girls' School
Who hosted the writing competition Pauline entered
William Wells Brown
She often wrote essays about this issue, calling it America's “national crime.”
lynching
Hopkins’s novels frequently dealt with this concept, referring to passing for white.
Racial Passing
She believed that Black women had a special role in this broader social movement for equality.
Racial Uplift