A Study Guide for Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's "Old Woman Magoun"
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Old Woman Magoun
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
1905
Introduction
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's short story Old Woman Magoun
was originally published in Harper's New Monthly magazine in October 1905. This tragic story was next included in a collection of Freeman's short stories published in 1909, called The Winning Lady and Others. Most recently, Old Woman Magoun
was anthologized in The Oxford Book of American Short Stories (1992).
Freeman's short stories often depict the lives and conflicts of New England women. Her work might best be described as that of a realist and a regionalist, since her stories deal honestly with poverty, marriage, and loneliness among the women and families who inhabit New England. Freeman's female characters display strength in dealing with conflict, often in the face of patriarchal oppression. Old Woman Magoun
fits well into this literary tradition of women who struggle against societal conventions. The story's heroine, Mrs. Magoun, is an older woman who so completely desires to protect her granddaughter, Lily, that she is willing to kill the child to save her. The conflict that this woman faces is typical of Freeman's female characters, who show great strength when forced to find a means of survival in a man's world.
Author Biography
Mary Eleanor Wilkins was born in Randolph, Massachusetts on October 31, 1852. She was the first of Warren and Eleanor Wilkins's children to survive childhood. Her parents were very protective, and Wilkins had little contact with people outside of her family. When she was seven years old, her younger sister, Anna, was born, which helped to alleviate some of her loneliness. Wilkins's family moved to Brattleboro, Vermont, in 1867. Wilkins's father had supported the family as a house builder and carpenter while in Randolph, but after the move, he decided to go into the retail dry goods business. Wilkins was brought up in a very strict Congregationalist household, with rigorous religious observance. After she graduated from Brattleboro High School in 1870, Wilkins attended Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary but left after only a year. The severe depression of the 1870s and her father's decision to return to carpentry as a way to support his family resulted in the family suffering a severe financial setback. Wilkins's