Phillis Wheatley is so dang cool! I wrote a book report about her in 5th grade - which in hindsight is rather remarkable, given that was back in 2001! We were given a list of people we could research, and she was one of the few women on the list to begin with, and the only one that wasn't a First Lady. I'm glad I learned about her so relatively early, her poetry and her life deserve to be read and remembered.
"Well-behaved women seldom make history" I found another great individual, thanks ted-ed. I really didn't know Noor-Inayat khan, Sor Juana de la Cruz and so many.
Sofonisba Anguissola and Artemisia Gentileschi both were inspiring painters. Then all those female scientists like Alice Ball, Joycelyn Bell, Rosalind Franklyn, Ethel Browne and so on.
I remember seeing Phillis Wheatley in a couple of episodes of Liberty’s Kids when I was younger, but I didn’t know much about her life and work until watching this video. Well done, as always.
By all the opportunities she had, the fact that she was taught how to read and write and had access to the classics, and how she herself thought of slavery, I'd say that after she was bought the enslavers probably treated her like a sort of adopted daughter, for some reason, since she was young.
Yes, I thought the same thing. You couldn't buy European children, so the easiest way to getting an "adoptive" child was buying an African one, as harsh as that sounds.
I, as a young high schooler, was very critical of her work also. It was the 1990s and I was exuding pride in my ethnicity and found some of her poems a stark contradiction. I held that criticism for over 20 years. Thank you TedTalk for giving me a new perception to consider. Maybe I’ll take another stab at her work with a different mindset.
So I’ve loved Wheatley since I was a child. And I remember when I had to do a bhm report on her I wrote about how she died. Penniless, homeless, alone cause her man ran away, and giving birth. Her last child died afterwards cause she was dead. The other three, from my memory, had already died one after another.
This was such an interesting video. It’s a classic example of hidden histories. I think the worst part about this story was that she could’ve written a brilliant memoir/autobiography.
When Thomas Jefferson died, he had a private copy of Phillis Wheatley's book all annotated with very critical ideas. A lot of those criticisms where not all about writing but about her race.
Oh my goodness. I chose Phillis Wheatley as my year long report in my 5th grade social studies class(12 years ago)! I’m so glad more people can learn about her and her fascinating life.
Fascinating! It's amazing what she achieved despite her slavery with hard work and determination. I hope she'll become more known and an inspiration for modern African-Americans 👍
Thank you very much for the wonderful Arabic subtitles and I hope that all the videos will be subtitled There are more than 400 million Arabs eager to be inspired by TED
0:49 It's sad that the reason people would give someone basic human rights is unclear. Yeah they bought her, but I like to think they considered her someone worth educating out of compassion, then say administrative assistance.
I was wondering where I’d heard her name before when I clicked on the video. Her book is available in Dear Reader, which is a beyond fun reading game for iOS ☺️
I did a presentation on her in 5th!! Where i had to dress up as her and read some of her poems,, Since then I've always admire her, plus she was shown in the liberty kids tv series that was about the American Revolution!!
I'm sorry, but she's not "The Most Famous African on The Planet" like what the thumbnail suggested.. It's not that i belittiling her, in fact this video really inspires me, but i'm just disturbed by the thumbnail.. i can assure you, 90% of people in my country never heard of her (thanks to TedEd now i know who is she), and personally i think the Most Famous African is Mandela.. This is just another case of American thinking that America is the only country on the planet :(
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I know, I only learned this in 2024 what I should have learned in school, but they don't teach everything in school in the US and all around the world.
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Not even close to "possibly the most famous African in the planet". MOSES (Egypt) wrote the first five volumes of **The Best Selling Book Series Of All Times**, where his own biography, *Exodus*, is the second book. If Moses doesn't qualify because there's no arqueological proof that he existed, there are many other Africans that beat her: -Nelson Mandela (S.Africa) -Elon Musk (S.Africa) -Hannibal (Cartago, Libya) -Makeda - The Queen of Sheba ( Ethiopia) -Gadafi (Tunisia) -Ramesses II (Egypt) -Nefertiti (Egypt) -Cleopatra (Egypt) -Ankhesenamun (Egypt) -Akhenaten (Egypt) -Saladin (Egypt) -Maimonides (Egypt)
Many thanks for "tenure", a new word learned! Yes, "tenure" hints that "in the planet" can be interpreted as "in the planet at that time", but kids don't grasp subtleties, they will retain "The Most Famous African in the Planet", if anything. This video is not educational, it is lying to kids to foster nationalism.
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Unknown reasons??? As if there is no moral reason to educate her. Maybe because they consider her as "human", that's why! Unkown reason..just lost my respect to ted ed.
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Phillis Wheatley is so dang cool! I wrote a book report about her in 5th grade - which in hindsight is rather remarkable, given that was back in 2001! We were given a list of people we could research, and she was one of the few women on the list to begin with, and the only one that wasn't a First Lady. I'm glad I learned about her so relatively early, her poetry and her life deserve to be read and remembered.
I TOO DID A PROJECT ON PHILLIS WHEATLEY IN FIFTH GRADE WHAT
I wish I knew about her sooner. I really love her poetry 😍
Same. The grade . Did a whole thing on her and won the opp to present it at some ceremony ... dope
Omg same I did it in 5th grade too lol
"Well-behaved women seldom make history"
I found another great individual, thanks ted-ed. I really didn't know Noor-Inayat khan, Sor Juana de la Cruz and so many.
Let's add to this list of great women
*Ubhaya Bharati*
Akka Mahadevi
*Ila* are some ancient Indian scholars who were greatest in their fields..
Thanks!!!!! Now I know even more...
let's add as well Gabriela Silang
Sofonisba Anguissola and Artemisia Gentileschi both were inspiring painters. Then all those female scientists like Alice Ball, Joycelyn Bell, Rosalind Franklyn, Ethel Browne and so on.
I remember seeing Phillis Wheatley in a couple of episodes of Liberty’s Kids when I was younger, but I didn’t know much about her life and work until watching this video. Well done, as always.
Me too
There is power in every word she wrote.
True
To hear she was buried in an unmarked grave and all her children died in infancy was such a gut punch.
By all the opportunities she had, the fact that she was taught how to read and write and had access to the classics, and how she herself thought of slavery, I'd say that after she was bought the enslavers probably treated her like a sort of adopted daughter, for some reason, since she was young.
Yes, I thought the same thing. You couldn't buy European children, so the easiest way to getting an "adoptive" child was buying an African one, as harsh as that sounds.
I, as a young high schooler, was very critical of her work also. It was the 1990s and I was exuding pride in my ethnicity and found some of her poems a stark contradiction. I held that criticism for over 20 years. Thank you TedTalk for giving me a new perception to consider. Maybe I’ll take another stab at her work with a different mindset.
So I’ve loved Wheatley since I was a child. And I remember when I had to do a bhm report on her I wrote about how she died. Penniless, homeless, alone cause her man ran away, and giving birth. Her last child died afterwards cause she was dead. The other three, from my memory, had already died one after another.
This was such an interesting video. It’s a classic example of hidden histories. I think the worst part about this story was that she could’ve written a brilliant memoir/autobiography.
Would love to read, if she had one 🙁
When Thomas Jefferson died, he had a private copy of Phillis Wheatley's book all annotated with very critical ideas. A lot of those criticisms where not all about writing but about her race.
There's so much history we aren't taught. Schools only teach us 5% of what happened and even sugarcoat some of the events!
School is there to make children patriotic lovers of their countries.
Agreed
Oh my goodness. I chose Phillis Wheatley as my year long report in my 5th grade social studies class(12 years ago)! I’m so glad more people can learn about her and her fascinating life.
Me too
I read Phillis Wheatley’s poetry early this year and really loved it! Loved June Jordan’s essay analyzing her work as well, fully recommend it!!
It was Wonderful to Learn a little about Ms. Wheatley.
Fascinating! It's amazing what she achieved despite her slavery with hard work and determination. I hope she'll become more known and an inspiration for modern African-Americans 👍
Thank you for making this high quality education free for anyone with internet I can watch TED-Ed all day.
So it's a universal thing to make a research about her in fifth grade 🤩 Thanks, TED- ed for giving spotlight to this great poet.
before watching thank you guys for all the hardwork
Cool topic! Good job
Thank you very much for the wonderful Arabic subtitles and I hope that all the videos will be subtitled
There are more than 400 million Arabs eager to be inspired by TED
Inspiring , educative and very well written text - I love it
Philis Wheatley's quote on Schoolmasters stands true even today...
Great video!
0:49 It's sad that the reason people would give someone basic human rights is unclear. Yeah they bought her, but I like to think they considered her someone worth educating out of compassion, then say administrative assistance.
I was wondering where I’d heard her name before when I clicked on the video. Her book is available in Dear Reader, which is a beyond fun reading game for iOS ☺️
I did a project on her when I was younger
Is she a good kisser?
Who?
Me too in 3rd grade
Why is her grave unmarked after all this time😢? She deserves a beautiful headstone
Love the animation. Keep it up.
I remember reading and writing about her back in 5th grade.
I did a presentation on her in 5th!! Where i had to dress up as her and read some of her poems,, Since then I've always admire her, plus she was shown in the liberty kids tv series that was about the American Revolution!!
I remember reading a book about her back when I was in 5th grade. Sometimes, my mind revisits her. I wish I had read more of her poetry.
thanks ted ed let me know a great poet,and help me learning English.😅
Oh, If you need to ask questions on english you can ask here anytime !
I'm sorry, but she's not "The Most Famous African on The Planet" like what the thumbnail suggested..
It's not that i belittiling her, in fact this video really inspires me, but i'm just disturbed by the thumbnail.. i can assure you, 90% of people in my country never heard of her (thanks to TedEd now i know who is she), and personally i think the Most Famous African is Mandela..
This is just another case of American thinking that America is the only country on the planet :(
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Im from America and this is my first time hearing about her. However i think they meant to say she was the most famous at that time.
Why dosen't our academic syllabus include poems of such women?
maybe you should write up a universal academic syllabus
Incredible! Good to see this after Native American video by Ted Ed!
Relatable!
Even in 2022.
Words will always have more power than people
I wish we could know more!
Phillis Wheatley and Whitney Houston
So cool ❤️
Nice video.
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Phillis Wheatley didn't disappear she took a vacation from being such a chad
2:19 that is the moment you know, she was popular
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yoo!!! This video is incredibly amazing!!! I could have get MUCH better grades of History than how boring the presentation my teacher teaches
This is tragic and beautiful at the same time!!!
Thomas Jefferson...always on d otherside
Wow.
love it
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Why is Ted Ed cool but Ted Talks cruel
Please don't say 'England' when you mean 'Britain' (You show the Union Flag.)
The most famous and the poorest African on earth is Diamond and Gold!..
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how? you were showing off your experiments on her
👏👍
interesting
I know, I only learned this in 2024 what I should have learned in school, but they don't teach everything in school in the US and all around the world.
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
"Wheatley"
*_has Portal 2 flashbacks_*
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“The most famous African on the planet”
Y’all need to chill now. The whole planet ?
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It's Britain, not England. If you meant England, use the English flag
Not even close to "possibly the most famous African in the planet".
MOSES (Egypt) wrote the first five volumes of **The Best Selling Book Series Of All Times**, where his own biography, *Exodus*, is the second book.
If Moses doesn't qualify because there's no arqueological proof that he existed, there are many other Africans that beat her:
-Nelson Mandela (S.Africa)
-Elon Musk (S.Africa)
-Hannibal (Cartago, Libya)
-Makeda - The Queen of Sheba ( Ethiopia)
-Gadafi (Tunisia)
-Ramesses II (Egypt)
-Nefertiti (Egypt)
-Cleopatra (Egypt)
-Ankhesenamun (Egypt)
-Akhenaten (Egypt)
-Saladin (Egypt)
-Maimonides (Egypt)
The video quote referring to her 'tenure' meant 'most famous African living at that time'
Many thanks for "tenure", a new word learned!
Yes, "tenure" hints that "in the planet" can be interpreted as "in the planet at that time", but kids don't grasp subtleties, they will retain "The Most Famous African in the Planet", if anything.
This video is not educational, it is lying to kids to foster nationalism.
@@scottabc72 we still have hannibal
@@GustavoGomes-nn5np Hannibal and many other famous Africans were not living at the same time as Phyllis Wheatley.
You expect us to celebrate people with colonial mentality? Smh
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This is a dummy talking. But i’m pretty sure you wouldn’t teach someone to read and write unless you loved and cared for them.
It because she had very little impact
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The most famous African on the planet, I was expecting a video about Elon Musk.
She isnt on the planet anymore so the title is referring to when she was alive.
Early
Also 18th woooo
who called themselves americans WIPE entire countries nations and still people call them savers ...... TF!
if you dont agree with my comment or did not like . ask yourself how the native Americans they feel? if they exist
I don't like your comment.
@@toby9999 good for you
@@smeggiamagarwine i respect that
but its reality..... at least half of it
Guys he does have a point the Americans did Rob this place from the Native Americans
The most famous African is Elon Musk
Most famous african? lol Cleopatra is giggling
Unknown reasons??? As if there is no moral reason to educate her. Maybe because they consider her as "human", that's why! Unkown reason..just lost my respect to ted ed.
Calm down. The reason is unknown. Fact. You're just projecting your own opinion.
Things were different back then. Calm your tits down
Relax. The reason is, indeed, unknown. You can theorize but there is no concrete, historical records reasons.
I was going to watch, but I don't really care.
Cared enough to comment.
Well, the most famous african is elon musk but whatever
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Cringe af!!
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It's really predictable at this point isn't it.
Elaborate, or quit blabbering.
Educating people of an under-talked about writer is cringe? Goddamn people are throwing this word around too much these days.
Slavery?? Cringe AF?
Woke Ted-ed
Uhhh what??????
Funny how an atheist is calling this “woke”
@@shawnhall3849 Why is that funny?
the w word is off limits
@@albucarcassartist Your limits maybe
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