Essay from the year 2016 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 5,00, Warsaw University (English Philology), course: III, language: English, abstract: An appropriate understanding of a Puritan woman is basic in the history of America. Without this understanding, an awareness of American heritage is lost. The first European-American women are the carriers of significant messages and legacy for their offspring. Primary sources help to understand the women such as Lady Hoby, Anne Bradstreet, Sarah Goodhue and Margaret Winthrop. These women were represented of the Puritan females experience. The fullest descriptions are written by women who delighted in their families and God. This essays shows Anne Bradstreet's life as a Puritan woman through her writings.