... her mind when it comes to what women can do during this time period. Another instance where Bradstreet spoke her mind like this presents itself in, The Author to Her Book. The specific quote is found within the first few lines of the poem and states, Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain, who after birth didst by my side ... better job at hiding her sarcasm within her words. The offspring she speaks of is none other than the book she wrote, and she states this because even though people may think her book is crap because she is a woman it is still her book and she loves it much l...

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