Background
She was born in Dayton, Ohio, and was orphaned at the age of three.
She was born in Dayton, Ohio, and was orphaned at the age of three.
She moved to Baltimore, Maryland, when she was twelve. She was an avid reader with a remarkable memory. She never published or copyrighted the poem.
The identity of the author of the poem was unknown until the late 1990s, when Frye revealed that she had written lieutenant
Her claim was confirmed in 1998 after research by Abigail Van Buren.