Anne Bradstreet
The year was 1612 the place was Norhampton, England. Thomas Dudley, a leader of volunteer soldiers in the English Reformation and Elizabethan Settlement and Dorothy Yorke a gentlewoman of noble heritage and very well educated created one of the most important figures in the history of American Literature, Anne Dudley. At the mere age of 16 Anne married Simon Bradstreet, who was 25 years old Massachusetts Bay Company assistant. He was the son of a Puritan minister when his father died the Dudley’s took care of him. In 1630 Anne and her family immigrated to America on one of the first ships that brought Puritans to New England. Many people died on this journey due to harsh climate and poor living conditions. Anne, like her mother, was very well educated and tutored people in history, languages, and literature. After arrival, eventually Anne became very sick with smallpox then paralysis took over her joints. She also suffered from tuberculosis and she lost her daughter to the same disease. Despite all of this Anne and her husband made a loving home for them and raised a family with eight children. Everything was going well until their home was taken over by flames which resulted in leaving the family homeless. But being the strong people that they were they were back on their feet.
Anne and her husband were very much in love but due to his demanding job he traveled very frequently which left Anne alone. She spent most of her time reading and educating her children as well as herself. Which is how she eventually found poetry but because it was frowned upon for women to pursue “intellectual enlightenment” so she kept it private. But her brother, John, copied her work and had it published it in England. It did very well and was the last of her poetry published during her lifetime, the rest was published after her death.
Most of her poetry was based on her life experiences, her husband and family. She was very devoted to God and her husband. Although very strong and intelligent she was an early feminist.
Anne Bradstreet dealt with a lot of trauma in her life but on September 16, 1672 it all ended when she passed away at the age of 60.
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The year was 1612 the place was Norhampton, England. Thomas Dudley, a leader of volunteer soldiers in the English Reformation and Elizabethan Settlement and Dorothy Yorke a gentlewoman of noble heritage and very well educated created one of the most important figures in the history of American Literature, Anne Dudley. At the mere age of 16 Anne married Simon Bradstreet, who was 25 years old Massachusetts Bay Company assistant. He was the son of a Puritan minister when his father died the Dudley’s took care of him. In 1630 Anne and her family immigrated to America on one of the first ships that brought Puritans to New England. Many people died on this journey due to harsh climate and poor living conditions. Anne, like her mother, was very well educated and tutored people in history, languages, and literature. After arrival, eventually Anne became very sick with smallpox then paralysis took over her joints. She also suffered from tuberculosis and she lost her daughter to the same disease. Despite all of this Anne and her husband made a loving home for them and raised a family with eight children. Everything was going well until their home was taken over by flames which resulted in leaving the family homeless. But being the strong people that they were they were back on their feet.
Anne and her husband were very much in love but due to his demanding job he traveled very frequently which left Anne alone. She spent most of her time reading and educating her children as well as herself. Which is how she eventually found poetry but because it was frowned upon for women to pursue “intellectual enlightenment” so she kept it private. But her brother, John, copied her work and had it published it in England. It did very well and was the last of her poetry published during her lifetime, the rest was published after her death.
Most of her poetry was based on her life experiences, her husband and family. She was very devoted to God and her husband. Although very strong and intelligent she was an early feminist.
Anne Bradstreet dealt with a lot of trauma in her life but on September 16, 1672 it all ended when she passed away at the age of 60.
http://www.annebradstreet.com/anne_bradstreet_bio_001.htm
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