Pauline Hopkins was an activist, prolific writer, and author of numerous work including Contending Forces: A Romance Illustrative of Negro Life North and South, Hagar’s Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice, Winona: A Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest, and Of One Blood; Or, The Hidden Self. Much of her work was featured in the Colored American Magazine, a literary magazine Hopkins served as an editor for. This magazine was a huge part of her legacy, as she addressed the numerous injustices that the Black community, particularly Black women faced. When the Colored American Magazine was purchased by Booker T. Washington’s agent, Fred Moore, Hopkin’s career at the magazine soon ended. She then worked for the Voice of the Negro, and eventually with Walter Wallace began the New Era Magazine. Hopkins played a huge role in her community as she was very active in the women's movement, and civic organizing shown in her role as founding member of the Boston Literary and Historical Association. She has had a lasting impact on Boston’s nineteenth century community.