... is freely speaking 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 ... blessing his name she is not angry with him, and has a sense of peace regarding this situation due to her faith in God and her religion. The next important woman author of this time is Mary Rowlandson. Rowlandson was a Puritan woman captured during Ki...

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