- Birthday: April 13, 1891
- Where: Chicago, Illinois
- Larsen was born of mixed parentage--a Danish mother and a black father.
- Passing was published in 1929 by New York and London, A. A. Knopf.
- In Passing Larsen concerns herself with exploring the causes of women's sexual reticence, which adds another dimension to psychological passing.
Feminist Writers. Ed. Pamela Kester-Shelton. Detroit: St. James Press, 1996. Word Count: 1167. From Literature Resource Center.