Which best identifies a characteristic of a credible source? a. often written anonymously b. published in books c. contains up-to-date information d. full of easily identifiable claims

B. Published in books

Explanation:

Since it is published in books (note that it says books, not just one book), it must be information from a really credible source. Otherwise, it would not have found its way into a number of books, published probably over a period of time.    

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.