Question

Bradstreet avoided disapproval for challenging Puritan authority by _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

2 shielding herself behind her husband’s political position

Explanation:

Anne Bradstreet was an important North American poet. She was a Puritan woman, her poems talked about romantic love, passion, feminist promptings, and questions about Christian faith and God's love. All these subjects were considered to be sinful to Puritan society, which made Bradstreet a polemic figure by the standards of the time.

Anne Bradstreet married at the age of 16 with Simon Bradstreet who held a political post, in the same way as her father. The political position of her husband, made it possible to avoid the disapproval of the Puritan society.

Answer 2

The correct answer is 2) shielding herself behind her husband’s political position.

Anne Bradstreet was a puritan woman. Anne's father, Thomas Dudley, and her husband Simon Bradstreet were important members of the government of Massachusetts Bay Colony. This is the reason why Anne was influencial in America, because she was supported by her husband.