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Martha Wadsworth Brewster (April 1, 1710 – c. 1757) was an 18th-century American poet and writer.She is one of only four colonial women who published volumes of their verse before the American Revolution and was the first American-born woman to publish under her own name.
Bridget Richardson Fletcher (1726–1770) was a hymn writer and religious poet. Her songs provide insight into the life of Colonial women, providing insight into times of sadness and joy. She describes her views on the ideal couple, where women are prized and women submit to men. Her works were among the first women's poems in Colonial America.
Griffitts knew early on that she wanted to be a poet, and when she was just 10 years old she made a promise to God that her poetry would include "no trifling themes". [ 3 ] : 78 In 1751, with both her parents dead and her brother Isaac in disgrace because of financial misdeeds and alcoholism, she went to live with some of her Norris cousins at ...
She was the first of a number of prolific women poets whose works were published in the colonies. [2] Born in Boston , she was the only daughter of Dr. Benjamin Colman , a clergyman and writer. Encouraged by her father to follow literary pursuits, she started writing poetry at the age of 11. [ 3 ]
In efforts to move away from grand narratives stemmed from globalization, postcolonial theory was formed as a scholarly critique of colonial literature. [11] By acknowledging the differences among diverse groups of women, postcolonial feminism addresses what some call the oversimplification of Western feminism as solely a resistance against ...
Elizabeth Margaret Chandler (December 24, 1807 – November 2, 1834) was an American poet and writer from Pennsylvania and Michigan. She became the first female writer in the United States to make the abolition of slavery her principal theme. [1]
Heo Nanseolheon (1563–1589), Korean female poet of the mid-Joseon dynasty; Nicoletta Pasquale (fl. 1540), Sicilian Italian poet; Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke (1561–1621), among first Englishwomen to gain a literary reputation; Gaspara Stampa (1523–1554), Italian poet; Joana Vaz (c. 1500 – post–1570), Portuguese court poet and ...
Postcolonial literature is the literature by people from formerly colonized countries, originating from all continents except Antarctica. Postcolonial literature often addresses the problems and consequences of the decolonization of a country, especially questions relating to the political and cultural independence of formerly subjugated people, and themes such as racialism and colonialism.