particular. One individual, both a prominent writer and political activist at the time, sought to challenge these preconceived notions of what women’s role in life should be. That individual was none other than Judith Sargent Murray. One of the most argumentative feminist writer and advocate of her time, Judith was truly an anomaly within an anomaly. Born into wealth and prestige in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Judith was surrounded by success and financial security through her uncles, father and brothers