JSM
's early education, typical for her class and time, consisted of being taught to read, write, sew, and study her Congregational religion. Except for three months at writing school, all this took place at...
Family and Intimate relationships
Judith Sargent Murray
Her brother who was named Winthrop Sargent
after his father became the first governor of the Territory of Mississippi, and a plantation-owner near Natchez.
Skemp, Sheila L. Judith Sargent Murray. A Brief Biography with Documents. Bedford Books.
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Literary responses
Judith Sargent Murray
Even after the book was printed, JSM
's brother Winthrop Sargent
continued to disapprove of it.
Skemp, Sheila L. Judith Sargent Murray. A Brief Biography with Documents. Bedford Books.
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Textual Production
Judith Sargent Murray
Judith Stevens (later JSM
) wrote to her brother Winthrop
(then encamped with Washington
's army at Valley Forge, at a low point in the War of Independence) to express her fears and her...
