Women Of Colonial America: 13 Stories Of Courage And Survival In The New World (14) (Women Of Action)

An authentic, rich tapestry of women's lives in colonial America Using a host of primary sources, author Brandon Marie Miller recounts the roles, hardships, and daily lives of Native American, European, and African women in 17th- and 18th-century colonial America. Hard work proved a constant for most women--they ensured their family's survival through their skills while others sold their labor or lived in bondage as indentured servants and slaves. Elizabeth Ashbridge survived an abusive indenture to become a Quaker preacher, Anne Bradstreet penned epic poetry while raising eight children in the wilderness, Anne Hutchinson went toe-to-toe with Puritan authorities, Margaret Hardenbroeck Philipse built a trade empire in New Amsterdam, and Martha Corey lost her life in the vortex of Salem's witch hunt. With strength, courage, resilience, and resourcefulness, these women and many others played a vital role in the mosaic of life in colonial America.

• | Author: Brandon Marie Miller
• | Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 23, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1641609117
• | ISBN-13: 9781641609111