Aphra_Behn

Aphra Behn As I sit here reading about many women writer, I think to myself, what makes these women step up and take charge' Then I came across a woman named Aphra Behn. Behn was a pioneer of women’s literature. Whether it was a play or a poem that she composed, Behn paved the way for women to write back in the 1600’s. As I read these brilliant works, I found myself wondering what enabled someone to write them, let alone a woman. Unlike most women in the 1600’s, Aphra Behn had few responsibilities, and a great deal of freedom. In Behn’s era women generally did numerous chores around the house. The women did anything that needed to be done around the house besides repairs. By the time a woman finished her chores, they had little time if any for leisure activity or pleasure seeking of their own. By not being restrained by these responsibilities I think Behn had a great advantage of many women writers. Behn’s great deal of freedom allowed her to focus on her writing and travel around the world. This freedom and traveling allowed for a different point of view in women’s literature. The view, which Behn showed was behn, women, write, public, money, writing, time, freedom, behn’s, around, acclaim, wrote, woman, travel, literature, great, allowed, able, ability, writers, world, works, women’s, wealth, way, view, think, responsibilities, pleasure, part, myself, made, house, few, deal, chores