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Harriet Powers

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Gender Female
Death113 years ago
Date of birth October 29,1837
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Born Clarke County
Georgia
United States
Date of died January 1,1910
DiedClarke County
Georgia
United States
Known forQuilting
Notabl workBible Quilt 1886; Pictorial Quilt 1898
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Date of Upd.
ID671700
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Harriet Powers Life story


Harriet Powers was an American folk artist and quilter. Born into slavery in rural northeast Georgia, she married young and had a large family. After the American Civil War and emancipation, she and her husband became landowners by the 1880s, but lost their land due to financial problems.

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