Anne Bradstreet’s Innovation

During Anne Bradstreet’s time period, women were not considered very intelligent. They did not have a high role in society, and were often regarded with low respects. Traditionally, women stay humble through out their entire life, while never attempting to differ from the societal boundaries set for them. However, Anne Bradstreet’s eccentric personality leads her to deviate from these societal norms, which is also reflected in her innovative poetry.
Looking into Bradstreet’s humble and belied attitude, one can tell that she was regarded with little respect, due to the social norms of her time period. Commonly, females were not considered a highly educated gender. Their expectations in life were to care for the family, work household tasks, and provide children. However, Bradstreet's freedom early on in her life was extremely unordinary for a female to receive. Her parents had her educated with tutors, and soon Bradstreet found joy in reading works of poetry by great artists, suc...