Edna St. Vincent Millay
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Poetry, Poets, Sexuality, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Gender Issues, Sexism
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Women’s History
Article abstract: Edna St. Vincent Millay was a symbol and spokeswoman for women’s sexual liberation, particularly during the Roaring Twenties, and continues to be regarded as a pioneering American feminist.
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...
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