Elizabeth Gaskell Elizabeth Gaskell was born on September 29, 1810 on Lindsey Row 93, Cheyne Walk. Elizabeth was the youngest child out of 8 children her parents had. She and her brother John are the only children that survived infancy. Her father, William Stevenson was a unitarian. He was a minister at Failsworth Lancashire, but resigned his orders on grounds. Elizabeth moved to London in 1806, with the intention of going to India after she was appointed private secretary to the Earl of Lauderdale. She later was nominated to be keeper of the treasury records. Elizabeth was considered a beautiful young women that was well-groomed, tidily dressed, kind, gentle, and considerate of others. Her temperament was calm, collected, joyous and innocent. …show more content…
After that, she received the traditional education in arts the classics, decorum and propriety given to young ladies at the time. Her aunt often gave her classic novels to read. She was encouraged by her father in her studies and writing. Her brother John sent her more modern books and descriptions of his life and his experiences. Elizabeth was unhappy at Sandlebridge seeking new experiences she opened her mind to the solace of the heath. On the other occasions when her cousins came to play, she found consolation in young friendships. She went exploring the Green Hollows of Old Shady Glades of ruined cottages. When she went, she often collected wild flowers and watched the singing birds. Elizabeth's favorite plant, which was the saxifrage, is now extinct. The pleasure of all things natural, brought her a reflection that was clearly in her literary observations. Sandlebridge was later demolished before 1900. Only its Chimney was left as remains to the cottage where Elizabeth once grew up, along with its many visitors. She still often played Cosmage, where she played shuffleboard on the kitchen table. The young Elizabeth would go shopping as a women in Knutsford. She had an ancient place and gardens and parterres amidst an open blasted heath. The church house was directly accessible in Cranford, along with its high walls and garden walks. She generated confidence and self-respect from …show more content…
She explored parenthood and the values that were placed on her role as a mother. Her faith and later relationships between Marianne and her sister grew stronger. In 1836, she co-authored with her husband a cycle of poems. Sketches among the poor, which was published in Blackwood's Magazine in January 1839. In 1840, William Howitt published Visits to Remarkable Places containing a contribution entitled Clopton Hall by a Lady. The first work written contained a contribution entitled the first work written and published the rural life of England. It included a second work titled notes on Cheshire Customs. In July 1841, the Gaskells travelled to Belgium and Germany. Gersman literature came to have a strong influence on her stories. The first of which she published in 1847 as Libbie Marsh's 3 Eras. In Howitt's journal, under the pseudonym cotton mather smiths mills. Other influences including Adam Smith's social politics enabled a much wider understanding of the cultural milieu in which her works were set. Her second story printed under the pseudonym was The Sextons Hero. She made her last use of her story christmas the publication of her story christmas storms and
Success in high school requires years of hard work and dedication to excellence. During her four years at Holy Trinity, Yasmeen Ettrick has proved herself to be a successful, and dedicated member of the Holy Trinity community. Yasmeen Ettrick
When most people think of Texas legacies they think of Sam Houston or Davy Crockett, but they don’t usually think of people like Jane Long. Jane Long is known as ‘The Mother of Texas’. She was given that nickname because she was the first english speaking woman in Texas to give birth.
Katherine Porter's The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall and A Clean, Well-Lighted Place written by Ernest Hemmingway
Ellen Renshaw House was only nineteen years old when she begins to write about her experiences in Knoxville. Originally she was born in Savannah, Georgia where her father would work as a customs collector and a trade Commissioner. Everything would soon change as her mother Frances Fannie House began to become ill. Her family then for her mother’s health moved to Marietta. Here Samuel Crawford House will make himself a name as a Planter and an owner of slaves in the town. Their stay in Marietta does not last long, as Ellen’s brother Sam moves to Knoxville to do business. He is able to convince his father that the best place to join together for business trade is Knoxville. Knoxville is a town that is split between Unionists and Rebels. Through
Her style of writing is common for this time period however it was uncommon for a woman to be doing the writing. In one of her poems, "In Reference to Her Children, 23 June, 1659" she portrays her children as birds relating it back to nature. The nature aspect adds a tranquil feeling to her poems. She describes her children's lives as if they were birds and goes on to close the poem by saying "farewell my birds, farewell adieu"(Bradstreet 92). She uses nature in this poem to make her children seem simple and calm. She writes about religion is in almost every one of her works, but it is most clear in "A Dialogue Between Old England and New" where she lists out the difference between the two lands. She writes "Before I tell the effect I'll show my cause, which are my sins-- the breach of sacred laws"(Bradstreet 90). In this line she is referring to the old England and their secular ways, she feels that by taking place in the ways of the old England that she has committed many sins. She came to America to correct her ways and to spread her religion. This poem tells the good and the bad of both lands. She pays homage to the problems with England and tells of her hopes for the future of America. She was also a realist, she told life to way it was. In "Upon a Fit of Sickness , Anno 1632 Aetatis Suae" she is very placid about the fact that she
Lydia Marie Child was born on February 11, 1802 and died on October 20, 1880. During her life she wrote in many forms and on various topics, but Lydia was more than just a writer. She wrote short stories, biographies, science fiction, serialized fiction, children’s literature, historical novels and antislavery literature (Karcher 6). She was also a journalist and a feminist, and wrote about the American Revolution and Native Americans. She helped Harriot Jacobson escape slavery, encouraged reform and was an abolitionist. But, before she could help others, Lydia had to fight for her own right to advance and succeed. Lydia was born in Medford, Massachusetts, as the sixth and youngest child of Convers and Susannah Francis. Susannah died when Lydia was twelve, and she was sent to live with a married sister until the age of nineteen. Although Mr. Francis encouraged the intellectual advancement of his sons, he discouraged his daughter, Lydia, from her fondness for books (Myerson 5). Lydia continued to read and learn, without her father’s encouragement or help, an...
...t about huckleberry pie). It was too late for anything to be done to prevent it, so the queen decided to help her daughter out – somehow she simply knew it was a girl – by writing her a letter. So she did, and then hid it where Ellen would never think to look. She treasured the moments she had with her newborn daughter when they came, for she knew they would be few and short. Despite the terrible events of her past, Queen Flora was at peace when she left the realm of the living, satisfied to have left something that might help her daughter be happy in life.
Elizabeth “He is just what a young man ought to be.” said she, “sensible, good humored, lively; and I
Elizabeth Taylor, or Liz for short, was born February 27th, 1932 in Hampstead, London, England, UK to American parents, Sara Warmbrodt and Francis Taylor. In 1939, Elizabeth and her mother, Sara, left Hampstead and went to Los Angeles. Her father later joined them. Sara Warmbrodt, also known as Sara Sothern, was an actress on stage. So naturally, Liz was groomed to be an actress as well (Boman). A family friend suggested that Liz be taken for a screen test because of her striking beauty. She caught the eye of executives at Universal Pictures, and they signed her in 1941, but she was dropped after the first film. A year later, Elizabeth again captured the attention of another studio, and she was signed by MGM for a full year. By the age of twelve, Liz had become a leading child star (Jackson). When Liz was fourteen, she published a book titled Nibbles and Me. It was about her adventurous experiences with her pet chipmunk, Nibbles, whom she said she found on the set of one of her films. In 1947, Elizabeth appeared solo on the cover of Life magazine. On January 6th, 1950, Liz received her high school diploma from University High School in Los Angeles after she had attended school on the MGM lot. By the time Elizabeth was eighteen, she had a lot of a...
Anne Sexton was born Anne Gray Harvey on November 9, 1928 in Newton, Massachusetts to Ralph Churchill and Mary Gray Staples Harvey (Discovering Biographies 1). From then on, Sexton spent most of her life in the affluent, upper-middle class suburbs of Boston (Discovering Biographies 2). According to many of the experiences described in her poems, she led a very unhappy childhood that’s horrifying memories affected her throughout her life.
Jane spends her first 10 years of her life at Gateshead Hall, a lavish mansion. She lived with her Aunt, Mrs Reed, and three cousins, Eliza, Georgina and John. During her time in the mansion she wouldn't dare argue with the mistress, and fulfilled every duty. Jane is deprived of love, joy and acceptance. She is very much unwanted and isolated.
“Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.”- Dalai Lama. In my opinion, the chocolate chip cookie has an interesting story. A woman named Ruth Wakefield discovered this delicious treat and from then on, everyone came to know it as the famous chocolate chip cookie. In fact, the chocolate chip cookie is one of America’s favorite cookies. Ruth Wakefield was an amazing and very lucky baker.
In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet, Who Deceased August, 1665, Being a Year and Half Oldby Anne Bradstreet
Kasdano, Michelle. "Poetry: The Legacy of Anne Sexton." Helium (2007). Web. 31 Aug 2011. .
...took to writing. An author would certainly not be looked at as a respectable career, and yet those who achieved so did not care. Her social standing would fall, such did Elizabeth's. Regardless of her efforts the standards remained. A good, respectable woman married wisely, birthed children and acted as a proficient homemaker. Careers were mindfully left to the men in this time period.