However, in the period of time that I am looking at it is a complicated task to choose a candidate to research in my quest to find heroes. There are an abundance of men and women that had authority over the events in which they were a participant. Firstly, I will look at a woman who you would not expect to be famous or well known at this time period, Phillis Wheatley. Even more surprising to discern is what she was famous for, poetry. Phillis Wheatley, an African-American slave, resided in Boston with the couple that owned her. However, a slave to have an education at all at that time was rare, let alone the extent of the tutoring that Phillis Wheatley actually received. Susanna Wheatley, her owner, taught Phillis in English, Latin, and Greek,
