Poet, Pilgrim, Rebel: The Story of Anne Bradstreet, America's First Published Poet
England 1620 Eight-year-old Anne Dudley was different from other girls She had a secret She wanted to be a writer But girls weren’t allowed to attend school and they certainly weren’t allowed to be writers Like other Puritan girls Anne learned how to read and write at home so she could study the Bible She also learned to obey her parents and to cook and keep house
Most days Anne rushed through her chores then snuck to the library her favorite room in the house There her father shared his love of poetry Anne devoured books like corn pudding
Some nights Anne listened to her father’s friends discuss music astronomy and medicine Anne was encouraged to voice her opinions something girls were not usually allowed to do
