• Introduction on how Whitney was left obscurity till recent years. Is This due to her gender?
• How she was believed to be the first female writer to be published in English secular poetry – how she opened doors for other women poets
• “Lamentation upon the Death of William Gruffith,” proving herself as a committed feminist spokesperson in a male-dominated society during the Renaissance age with regard to its overall cultural scene
• Poems such as ”To her mistress sister” furthering her image as a feminist spokesperson
• What were men’s views on her poetry? Was it just the ramblings of a scorned woman?
• The Admonition by the Author to all Young Gentlewomen: And to all other Maids being in Love
• What did this ideal of scorned love do for the image of female poets?
• Her lack of education and how this was reflected in her poetry.
• How she used her gender as a positive to fight against a patriarchal society
• Conclusion on these points and how Whitney used her gender as appositive rather than a negative and though it took many years as she is being brought into light now was she not successful?