Jessie Fauset

Jessie Fauset was a prominent African American novelist, poet, and editor during the Harlem Renaissance. She was known for her works that examined the lives of African American women and their struggles for identity and self-expression. Fauset played a significant role in the movement as an editor for 'The Crisis,' the NAACP magazine, and was influential in promoting the works of her contemporaries, including Langston Hughes and Claude McKay.