Question
Why was Phillis Wheatley able to share her talents with the world?
She was freed from enslavement as a child.
She received an education and learned to read and write.
She became the first woman in America to be published.
She participated in the American Revolution.
She was freed from enslavement as a child.
She received an education and learned to read and write.
She became the first woman in America to be published.
She participated in the American Revolution.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
Correct answer: She received an education and learned to read and write.
Explanation: Phillis Wheatley was brought to Boston as a child and enslaved by the Wheatley family, who taught her to read, write, and study classical literature. That education enabled her to write and publish poetry. She was not freed as a child (she was manumitted later), she was not the first woman in America to be published (earlier women like Anne Bradstreet were published), and she did not take part as a combatant in the American Revolution (though she wrote poems about Revolutionary figures).
Explanation: Phillis Wheatley was brought to Boston as a child and enslaved by the Wheatley family, who taught her to read, write, and study classical literature. That education enabled her to write and publish poetry. She was not freed as a child (she was manumitted later), she was not the first woman in America to be published (earlier women like Anne Bradstreet were published), and she did not take part as a combatant in the American Revolution (though she wrote poems about Revolutionary figures).