Primary Works

The Story of Margaretta (novel) included in "The Gleaner," Massachusetts Magazine, 1792-94; "The Repository," Massachusetts Magazine, 1792-94; The Medium, or Virtue Triumphant, 1795 (play); The Traveller Returned, 1796 (play); "Desultory thoughts upon the Utility of encouraging A degree of Self-Complacency, especially in Female Bosoms," Gentleman and Lady's Town and Country Magazine, October 22, 1784; "On the Domestic Education of Children," Massachusetts Magazine, May 1790; "On the Equality of Sexes," Massachusetts Magazine, April/May, 1790.

Pseudonyms: Mr. Vigillius, Constantia

Selected Bibliography

Baker, Jennifer J. "Judith Sargent Murray's Medium between Calculation and Feeling." in Carruth, Mary C. ed. Feminist Interventions in Early American Studies. Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 2006.

Dykeman, Therese B. Contributions by Women to Early American Philosophy: Anne Bradstreet, Mercy Otis Warren, and Judith Sargent Murray. Lewiston, NY: Mellen, 2009.

Harris, Sharon M. ed. Selected Writings of Judith Sargent Murray. NY: Oxford UP, 1995.

Kasraie, Mary R. "Reading the Letters of Judith Sargent Murray: From Private Correspondence to Public Voice." in Carruth, Mary C. ed. Feminist Interventions in Early American Studies. Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 2006.

Showalter, Elaine. ed. The Vintage Book of American Women Writers. NY: Vintage, 2011.

Skemp, Sheila L. Judith Sargent Murray: A Brief Biography with Documents. Boston: Bedford, 1998.

Skemp, Sheila L. First Lady of Letters: Judith Sargent Murray and the Struggle for Female Independence. Philadelphia: U of Pennsylvania P, 2009.

MLA Style Citation of this Web Page:

Reuben, Paul P. "Chapter 2: Judith Sargent Murray." PAL: Perspectives in American Literature- A Research and Reference Guide. URL: http://www.paulreuben.website/pal/chap2/murray.html (provide page date or date of your login).