"I take thee to be my lawful wedded [husband], to have and to hold, for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, keep thee only unto me, until death do us part." Traditional wedding vows are held sacred not only to the ones who p...

Sarah Fyge at the young age of fourteen wrote one of her most important works in response to Robert Gould's satire against women: Love Given O'er, or a Satyr against the Pride, Lust and Inconstancy, &c of Woman. After reading the unjust and harsh words of Gould, young Sarah felt compelled ...