The Life and Times of Elizabeth Barrett Browning During the early nineteenth century, feminists were first coming out into the political forefront. Among them, Elizabeth Barrett Browning emerged as one the greatest woman writers of all time. She wrote of "social reform, for the rights of l...

I am a young woman interested in love. I see that it can be both cruel and life-saving. In other words, love can save one from insanity or take one to the grave. So, love for me is a very intriguing subject. When I first read the poems, I thought of Elizabeth Browning secluded in her room, smil...

A single tear fell from her eye as the softly spoken words, "I do," came forth from her trembling lips. A thousand questions blazed through her mind as she pondered her future, on this, her wedding day. She wondered, "if she will promise to give up her home and the day-to-day associations with ...