The Life Of Amy Lowell

            Best known for bringing the Imagist Movement to America during the.
             age of Jazz, Amy Lowell also brought forth an undeclared sexual revolution.
             for poetry in America. Born into a wealthy family of scholars in Brookline,.
             Massacusetts she resided on 200 acres of land and was home schooled. In.
             fact, she seldom left the estate without her parents It wasn't until the age of.
             twenty eight that Amy Lowell began literary career with a poem which was.
             addressed to an actress she had seen perform. For the next twenty three.
             years, until her death in 1925, her literary works continued to be published.
             steadily.
             Amy Lowell was born at a time in history which included prosperity of.
             every kind, and new ideas. Preceding her birth, there had been some vast.
             economical changes and advancements. Telephones had been invented, along.
             with trolleys, light bulbs, and even elevators. During the years in which Amy.
             Lowell lived, the New England are remained relatively calm and peaceful. .
             Having just ended a war, which required the expand the work force began to.
             fall apart, and a nationwide depression began. However, coming from a.
             wealthy family with a large estate, this problem was of no relevance to the.
             Lowell family. However, the bombing of the U.S. battleship in 1989, off the.
             coast of Maine did stir up some excitement for most of the people who.
             resided in New England. During her time, the first Model T Ford was.
             produced along with the first power flight. In 1919, the Boston police began.
             a strike which would take the involvement of the National Guard to break up. .
             In 1920, a moment all women in the U.S. had been waiting for, the nineteenth.
             Amendment was ratified, allowing women to vote. This idea was especially.
             important to many women in Massachusetts, because they were some of the.
             most active women's rights leaders.
             Although Amy Lowell was not as well known as many other authors.
             who wrote during the same period as her, she influenced their ideas,.