"I am obnoxious to each carping tongue/ Who says my hand a needle better fits." These are the words of the first published American woman poet. Who is she?
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A.
Anne Bradstreet
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B.
Mary Hutchinson
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C.
Emily Dickinson
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D.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Correct Answer:
A. Anne Bradstreet
Explanation:
The correct answer is Anne Bradstreet. Recognized as the first published female poet in the American colonies, Bradstreet penned these lines in the prologue of her 1650 collection, The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America. The passage serves as a rebuttal to critics of her time who believed women should limit themselves to domestic work like sewing rather than pursuing literature.
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