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A 4 page research paper that looks at the position of women in Puritan society in the 17th century. The poet does this by examining the poetry of Anne Bradstreet, John Winthrop's remarks on the insanity of Mistress Hopkins and the excommunication of Ann Hibbens. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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they were also perceived as "Eve-like temptresses," who were "peculiarly susceptible to Satanic temptation" (VanBurkleo). Therefore, it was part of Puritan society that a husband was expected to control his
wife, keeping her on the straight and narrow that would ensure her salvation. In other words, theology was employed to support patriarchy. The following examination of how women were perceived
and treated in seventeenth century New England gains perspective on womens lives by looking at the lives of several women from this era. Life was difficult for women in
colonial America. Homes were small, offering scant protection against the elements and women died early from the effects of "poor diet, constant child bearing and illness," in addition to the
long days of hard work (Breneman). While women were sometimes taught to read, so that they could study the Bible, society considered that there was no legitimate reason to teach
women how to write as this a prerogative of men (Breneman). An exception to this rule was the family of Anne Bradstreet, which supported her writing. Bradstreets poetry testifies
to the difficult nature of life for colonial women. Bradstreets poems concern primarily two subjects: her religion and her family. As she does not stray outside of areas that society
sanctioned as proper for women, Bradstreets work did not go against the norms of Puritan society. However, they do often emphasize the precarious nature of life and death for women
during this era. For example, her poem "Before the Birth of One of Her Children," written in 1678, speaks of her fears of dying in childbirth and the fate of
her surviving children when her husband remarries. She appeals eloquently to any love that her husband may hold for her to protect her childrenpsychological fit of these two conceptsomen, as
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