In similar inquisitive behavior, Murray felt cheated when she observed her brother preparing for Harvard College and studying subjects that she did not have access to as a woman. ... (Bradstreet 549) This line in particular highlights her radical views; she looks honestly at her own abilities and then notes that the culture she lives in will disregard her success by calling her a thief, which is slander, or saying she just got lucky. ... Murray takes this radical avocation for female education to another level, almost hinting at the possibility of female superiority, noting that "the judg...

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