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Women In History: Anne Bradstreet
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Anne Bradstreet
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1612
1612
Anne Bradstreet
Born c. 1612
Anne was an American poet, originally born in Northampton, England
("Bradstreet, Anne," 2017)
1630
Anne became one of the first poets of the American colonies.
She came from England to Massachusetts Bay at the age of 18.
She sailed with her husband, parents, and other Puritans.
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("Bradstreet, Anne," 2017)
Poems
Anne Bradstreet had eight children.
She wrote many of her poems while raising her children or often while sick ("Bradstreet, Anne," 2017).
- Her early works were epic in nature and mainly focused on political events or spiritual concerns.
- Later works were much more personal and spoke of marital love, problems of piety, and parental duty. These were the works that she became best known for ("Bradstreet, Anne," 1997).
Contributions
Significant Contributions
1650 Anne's poems are published in England
1867 Bradsteet's complete works are published
She was a woman that expressed herself in a time that was hostile to personal attominy
Bradsteet expressed convictions in her poems that woman should not be subordinates to men
1672
Anne Bradsteet dies 1672
References
References
Anne Bradstreet. (2018). [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/anne-bradstreet
Bradstreet, Anne (1612 - 1672). (1997). In M. Wynne-Davies (Ed.), The Bloomsbury dictionary of English literature
(2nd ed.). London, UK: Bloomsbury. Retrieved from http://ezp.twu.edu/login?url=https://
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Bradstreet, Anne. (2017). In Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica concise encyclopedia. Chicago, IL: Britannica Digital
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