First Lady of Letters: Judith Sargent Murray and the Struggle for Female Independence

by Sheila L. Skemp

Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820), poet, essayist, playwright, and one of the most thoroughgoing advocates of women's rights in early America, was as well known in her own day as Abigail Adams or Martha Washington. Her name, though, has virtually disappeared from the public consciousness. Thanks to the recent discovery of Murray's papers--including some 2,500 personal letters--historian Sheila L. Skemp has documented the compelling story of this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812241401
• ISBN13: 9780812241402
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"