Aphra Behn, a 16th century writer and spy composes an "eye-witness" piece delineating the events a African American royal slave. She...

Anne Bradstreet was not as educated as other English writers but she learned a great deal from her father. Anne was known as being very...

​ Margert Cavendish writes her poems focusing in on science. While reading her works you notice she is mainly focused on the atom. In "Of...

Katherine Philips is an essential writer to the early english women writers era because she introduces a new kind of love between two...

Mary Sidney Herbert in Psalm 150 demonstrates the high need and importance of giving all your praise to God. Clearly a religious figure,...

Mary Wroth brings the idea of love to life by comparing it to a juggler. She expresses that everyone seeks the entertainment and...

"When I Was Fair and Young" describes Queen Elizabeth I's outlook on her love life. As a queen she has to be very cautious about romance...