Sylvia Plath’s Letter to Marcia Brown, July 1, 1951.
In the summer of 1951 both Plath and her Smith classmate and friend Marcia Brown worked as mother’s helpers on Boston’s north shore. In this 3-page letter to Marcia, Plath writes about her job and her chance to rest a bit by visiting her own home and seeing her brother there. Plath often embellished her letters with drawings.
