Jessie Fauset (1882-1961) was a prominent African American writer, editor, and activist. She is known for:
Novels:
* There is Confusion (1924)
* Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral (1928)
* The Chinaberry Tree (1931)
* Comedy: American Style (1933)
* The Sojourner (1945)
Short Stories:
* She collected her stories in "The Chinaberry Tree and Other Stories"
Other Works:
* She was the literary editor of "The Crisis," the official magazine of the NAACP, for nearly two decades.
* She contributed to the Harlem Renaissance movement and was a close friend of Langston Hughes and W.E.B. Du Bois.
Jessie Fauset's writing explored themes of race, class, gender, and the complexities of African American life in the early 20th century. She was a significant figure in the development of African American literature.