... God. Anne's father and husband both served several terms as governor of the colony, were Anne's identity is primarily linked. Though she appreciated their love and protection, "any woman who sought to use her wit, charm, or intelligence in the community at large found herself ridiculed, banished, or executed ... and especially why she kept her more personal works, private. When her parents died, she wrote Epitaph's for both of them. This showed her love for them, as well as models of male and female behavior in the Puritan culture. An Epitaph on my dear and ever honored mother, Mrs ... ...

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... America's first poet. Her writing reflects the constant struggles that she had to endure as a Puritan woman in the seventeenth century, as well as her love and devotion to her husband and children. There are two different sides to Bradstreet, one being formal and the other, more personal. She is also a ... did Bradstreet's writing speak of her rights from a feminist perspective, they also show her interest in the physical life and shows her concern with life and love. A good example of this is "To My Dear and Loving Husband", which is dedicated to her husband, Simon Bradstreet. In this p...

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• Grade Level: High School