Anne Bradstreet

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Anne Bradstreet
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Anne Bradstreet

• Born 1612 in England
• Family Puritans
• Age 16 Married Simon Bradstreet

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Anne Bradstreet

• 1630 moved to Massachusetts Bay Colony with her
  husband and father
• Both men served as governor

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Anne Bradstreet

• Had 8 children
• Wrote poetry for enjoyment
• Never considered publication

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Anne Bradstreet

• 1648 her brother-in-law took her poetry to
  England and had it published
• Embraced by critics and public
• Anne continued to write

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Anne Bradstreet

• Bradstreets most memorable poems focused on
  simple, personal events
• Birth of children
• Love for husband
• Illness/adversities/death