Glimpses #23: Anne Bradstreet; A Puritan Wife and Mother
Format: 2-page bulletin insert
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Product Description: The Puritans have taken a bum rap. You may have seen them characterized as sour faced, dull, never smiling, haters of fun and happiness. This distorted impression of Puritanism comes from the nineteenth century, however, and does not reflect the vibrant lives most Puritans lived. Take, for example, Anne Bradstreet—a model Puritan woman whose soaring spirit, zest for life, intense love for her husband and children, and beautiful poetry refute the false stereotype of Puritan.
At age eighteen, Anne was among the hundreds of English Puritans who sailed for America under the leadership of John Winthrop in 1630. Also among this great migration were Thomas and Dorothy Dudley, Anne's parents, and her husband, Simon Bradstreet. In England Thomas Dudley had been steward to the Earl of Lincoln, and Anne and her family had enjoyed the advantages of wealth. Anne was fond of learning, and when she was about seven, several tutors were hired to teach her dancing, music, and languages, among other subjects. When she was sixteen, Anne married Simon Bradstreet, the son of a Puritan minister and himself a member of the Earl of Lincoln's household. Although the young couple could anticipate a comfortable life materially, they chose to leave much of their wealth in England and move to America to serve their God.
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