Edna St. Vincent Millay
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- Author: Edna St. Vincent Millay
Early Life
Edna St. Vincent Millay was born in Rockland, Maine, on February 22, 1892. Her parents were divorced in 1900, and her strong-minded mother reared her three girls by working as a practical nurse. Cora Millay encouraged her daughters to be independent individualists like herself and supported any intellectual or artistic interest they displayed. Her mother’s example was the most important influence in Millay’s childhood; it was largely responsible for her uninhibited behavior and the autonomous attitude expressed in her writing.
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