In her article on Anne Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband”, Emily Warn explores the difference between the teachings of Anne Hutchinson and the writings of Anne Bradstreet. Warn argues that the difference between the two Puritan women is that Anne Bradstreet conceals her views on Puritan theology behind the façade of a love letter, ensuring she does not suffer the same banishment of Anne Hutchinson. Warn references the opening of Bradstreet’s poem to support her claim. Bradstreet writes, “If ever wife was happy in a man / Compare with me, ye women if you can” (3-4). Although Bradstreet directs her message to Puritan women, just as Hutchinson was punished for, she does so in reference to the love she has toward her husband. Warn argues
