An anthology of poetry by Anne Bradstreet, a Puritan settler in the North American colonies, was published in 1650, the first book of poetry by a woman in the colonies and it was only the second published by a Puritan.
An anthology of poetry by Anne Bradstreet,
a Puritan settler in the North American colonies, was published in 1650,
the first book of poetry by a woman in the colonies and
it was only the second published by a Puritan
To maintain the parallelism
the First , and the second is expected
use of it was is not necessary .
(A) woman in the colonies and
it was only the second published by a Puritan-Incorrect
As mentioned above , pronoun -it is not necessary
(B) woman in the colonies and only the second published by a Puritan-Keep it - (C) colonial woman and it was only the second that a Puritan published-Incorrect
Women is colonies is different from colonial woman , changes the meaning
(D) colonial woman and the second one only published by a Puritan-Incorrect
Women is colonies is different from colonial woman , changes the meaning
(E) woman in the colonies and the second one only that a Puritan published- Keep it
It is between B and E , one is in passive form and the other is not .
only the second published by a Puritan VS the second
one only that a Puritan published
I guess the repetition of one in E is redundant and not necessary
so will be going to B , short and simple