Who is Harriet from In Love & Trouble; Stories of Black Women and what is their importance? In_Love_&_Trouble;_Stories_of_Black_Women English & Literature Harriet | In Love & Trouble; Stories of Black Women

Harriet is a young woman who attends a boarding school for black girls. One of Harriet's classes is French, with a middle-aged, white teacher. Harriet enjoys the class but she is always a lesson behind, leaving the teacher with the impression that she is not intelligent. However, Harriet is very bright in all her other classes and often reads long and difficult books that are not required reading in her courses.