Female Writers

The Works of Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley: The Birth of American Feminism

Anne Bradstreet and Phyllis Wheatley are, respectively, the first and third published female writers in America. The surprise to those…

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Anne Bradstreet – A Historical Poet

Anne Bradstreet is perhaps one of the most well known American Puritans. Born Anne Dudley in Northampton, England in 1612,…

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Overcoming Oppression in Women’s Literature

The feminist movement in the world of literature has had a past made up of struggles to be heard by…

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Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s Poem “202 (185)”

Emily Dickinson's poem "202 (185)" was originally sent to Samuel Bowles in a letter that is often referred to as…

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The Life and Works of Emily Dickinson

There's a certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That oppresses, like the weight Of cathedral tunes. Heavenly hurt it…

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Anne Bradstreet: America’s First Female Poet

In the late 1620s, a young Englishwoman sailed for America with her parents and husband. They landed at the Massachusetts…

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