Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet, born as Anne Dudley in 1612 in Northamptonshire, England, was the first female to publish poetry, and would remain so for the next 200 years. ... In 1628, she married Simon Bradstreet, and in 1630 they made the perilous journey along with her parents, to Puritan New England when Anne was just 18. ... Both Anne’s father and husband became governor’s of Massachusetts, and along with all the other settlers, had to face the elements of a new life: famine and fever, severe winters and scorching summers, a savage coast and a mysterious new land that stretched almost indefinitely to the West. For almost all of the colonists, including the Dudley’s and the Bradstreet’s, there was only one way to survive these unexplored lands and keep their sanity, that was to keep God in their hearts and the Bible by their sides. Given the conditions under which females were raised and treated at this time in history, it’s not surprising that Anne never attempted to publish her work. ... ” Bradstreet was a dedicated mother of a growing family at the time of her first, secret publication, and eventually she had eight children. ... Most of Anne’s work was written before she was even 30 years old. Looking at her writing, you can clearly see the defined roles of Anne played as a woman in her work. ... ” The offspring is her poetry, who to her is important almost like one of her children, her friend would be John Woodridge, he may be a true friend, but at the same time not wise, for not thinking of the repercussions of going behind Anne’s back and publishing her work.