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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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Judith Sargent Murray | |
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Introduction: Judith Sargent Murray's World | |
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A Sargent of Gloucester | |
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"The Despotism of Tradition": Universalism Comes to Gloucester | |
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Earning the "Laurel Wreath": The Revolutionary Years | |
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The Fruits of Independence: Women and Property in the Republic | |
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The Bonds of Matrimony | |
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"The Maternal Character" | |
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A "Most Extensive Education" | |
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A "Mania" for Literary Fame | |
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Conclusion: "God Doth Equally His Gifts Impart" | |
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The Documents | |
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The Gleaner on Famous Literary Women, 1798 | |
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Preface to Judith Sargent Murray's Catechism, 1782 | |
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"Upon Printing My Little Catechism" (poem), 1782 | |
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"Reflecting, during a Fine Morning, upon Existing Circumstances" (poem) | |
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Letter to Winthrop Sargent, February 25, 1778 | |
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"Margaretta Faces an Economic Crisis" (fiction), 1798 | |
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The Gleaner on Women's Attributes as Breadwinners, 1798 | |
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"Reasons for Lack of Union in the Wedded State" (poem) | |
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"Margaretta Faces a Marital Crisis" (fiction), 1798 | |
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"Lines Written While Rocking the Cradle of My Julia Maria" (poem), December 8, 1791 | |
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"Margaretta's Education" (fiction), 1798 | |
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Letter to Winthrop Sargent, September 1803 | |
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Letter to Reverend Redding, May 7, 1801 | |
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On the Equality of the Sexes, 1790 | |
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The Gleaner Contemplates the Future Prospects of Women in this "Enlightened Age," 1798 | |
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Appendices | |
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A Judith Sargent Murray Chronology (1751-1820) | |
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Selected Bibliography | |
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Index | |