description: A brief study of the life and work of America's first notable feminist, providing a window on gender issues being debated during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Nine thematic chapters examine Murray's experience of and pronouncements on marriage, motherhood, religion, women's education, writing, and the construction of gender in American society. Fifteen primary documents, including letters, poems, and essays, give access to her views. Includes a chronology. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
language: English
title: Judith Sargent Murray: A Brief Biography With Documents
titlecomplete: Judith Sargent Murray: A Brief Biography With Documents (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
ratings_count: 12
publisher: Bedford/st Martins