Judith Sargent Murray, essayist and poet, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the first child of Winthrop and Judith Saunders Sargent. The Sargents were prosperous, public-spirited merchants who were interested in the advancement of education and...

An American poet, essayist, and playwright, Judith Sargent Murray was surpassed in her day only by British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft in her willingness to examine and probe the limits that her society placed on women. Murray's views were traditional...

The emergence of early American identity is portrayed in Judith Sargent Murray's play 'The Traveller Returned'. The play is a vehicle for reaffirming a cultural ideology founded on patriotism and virtue, reenforcing nascent American nationhood. It also establishes several character types, including prototypes of...

Objects of Speculation: Early Manuscripts on Women and Education by Judith Sargent (Stevens) Murray In the past few years, Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820) finally has received overdue scholarly attention.(1) She has gained respect as a writer who dared to publish during a time...

Provides biographical detail about writer Judith Sargent Murray. Examines a common theme in her essays, equality between the sexes. The essays Desultory Thoughts Upon the Utility of Encouraging a Degree of Self- Complacency, Especially in Female Bosoms (1784), On the Equality of the Sexes written in 1790, and Observations on Female Abilities in the third volume of The Gleaner are throughly discussed. Sources are also cited.