Judith Sargent Murray Vol. 1 : A Brief Biography with Documents,9780312115067

Judith Sargent Murray Vol. 1 : A Brief Biography with Documents

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780312115067
ISBN10: 0312115067
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-02-15
Publisher(s): Bedford/St. Martin's
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Summary

Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820) was at the center of the post-Revolution discussion concerning the proper role of women in the new Republic. Her voice dominated American discussion of women's character and their future in both intimate and public life. Here, Sheila Skemp supports her biographical essay with 15 of Murray's letters, essays, and poems.

Author Biography

Sheila L. Skemp is professor of history at the University of Mississippi, where she received an award for Outstanding teacher in the Liberal Arts. She is the author of William Franklin: Son of a Patriot, Servant of a King (1990) and of Benjamin and William Franklin: Father and Son, Patriot and Loyalist (Bedford Books, 1994). She has also served as co-editor of two volumes dealing with issues of race and gender in the South. Skemp is currently completing a full-length cultural biography of Judith Sargent Murray.

Table of Contents

Foreword v
Preface vii
PART ONE Judith Sargent Murray 1(122)
Introduction: Judith Sargent Murray's World
3(5)
A Sargent of Gloucester
8(11)
``The Despotism of Tradition'': Universalism Comes to Gloucester
19(13)
Earning the ``Laurel Wreath'': The Revolutionary Years
32(12)
The Fruits of Independence: Women and Property in the Republic
44(17)
The Bonds of Matrimony
61(13)
``The Maternal Character''
74(10)
A ``Most Extensive Education''
84(11)
A ``Mania'' for Literary Fame
95(13)
Conclusion: ``God Doth Equally His Gifts Impart''
108(15)
PART TWO The Documents 123(80)
The Gleaner on Famous Literary Women, 1798
125(4)
Preface to Judith Sargent Murray's Catechism, 1782
129(2)
``Upon Printing My Little Catechism'' (poem), 1782
131(2)
``Reflecting, during a Fine Morning, upon Existing Circumstances'' (poem)
133(3)
Letter to Winthrop Sargent, February 25, 1778
136(2)
``Margaretta Faces an Economic Crisis'' (fiction), 1798
138(6)
The Gleaner on Women's Attributes as Breadwinners, 1798
144(6)
``Reasons for Lack of Union in the Wedded State'' (poem)
150(2)
``Margaretta Faces a Marital Crisis'' (fiction), 1798
152(8)
``Lines Written While Rocking the Cradle of My Julia Maria'' (poem), December 8, 1791
160(2)
``Margaretta's Education'' (fiction), 1798
162(6)
Letter to Winthrop Sargent, September 1803
168(4)
Letter to Reverend Redding, May 7, 1801
172(4)
On the Equality of the Sexes, 1790
176(6)
The Gleaner Contemplates the Future Prospects of Women in this ``Enlightened Age,'' 1798
182(21)
APPENDICES
A Judith Sargent Murray Chronology (1751--1820)
191(4)
Selected Bibliography
195(8)
Index 203

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