The Prologue Humility Quotes

Here we get another really great image of humility. She doesn't want glory, just the kind of recognition that would match her humble state as a woman. Still, we think it's really important to remember that there's all the difference in the world between asking for a modest prize and not asking for any prize at all. The mere fact of writing, for a woman in Bradstreet's position, is a mighty thing.

Let's have one last parting shot, to put her nervous male readers at ease. Apparently they are so terribly threatened by the idea of a woman writer that she feels the need to calm them down a little. We think our speaker really believes that humility is a wonderful thing—it just also happens to be a great way to deal with worked-up guys and their cranky feelings.