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portrait john singleton copley , terra foundation for american art , of daniel j. terra collection mrs. judith sargent murray . portrait by 9 june 1820 natchez , mississippi gloucester , massachusetts 1 may 1751 john stevens , john murray john singleton copley - portrait de madame john stevens.jpg judith sargent murray
 judith sargent murray women poet , and letter writer . 's rights advocate , essayist , playwright ,
judith sargent murray

judith sargent murray -lrb- may 1 , 1751june 9 , 1820 -rrb- was an early american advocate for women 's rights , an essayist , playwright , poet , and letter writer .
she was one of the first american proponents of the idea of the equality of the sexes -- that women , like men , had the capability of intellectual accomplishment and should be able to achieve economic independence .
among many other influential pieces , her landmark essay `` on the equality of the sexes '' paved the way for new thoughts and ideas proposed by other feminist writers of the century .
