Women of Colonial America : 13 stories of courage and survival in the New World
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Fredonia Public Library - Non-Fiction
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Subjects
LC Subjects
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Social life and customs -- To 1775 -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- United States -- History -- 17th century -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- United States -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Social life and customs -- To 1775 -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- United States -- History -- 17th century -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- United States -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Street Date
1602
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Parts of this book were originally published as Good Women of a Well-Blessed Land, Women's Lives in Colonial America (Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publishing, 2003). It has been substantially revised, updated, and expanded"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"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. Even in this world defined entirely by men, a world where no one thought it important to record a female's thoughts, women found ways to step forth. 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. Martha Corey lost her life in the vortex of Salem's witch hunt. And Eve, a Virginia slave, twice ran away to freedom. With strength, courage, resilience, and resourcefulness, these women and many others played a vital role in the mosaic of life in colonial America"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Miller, B. M. (2016). Women of Colonial America: 13 stories of courage and survival in the New World (First edition.). Chicago Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Brandon Marie. 2016. Women of Colonial America: 13 Stories of Courage and Survival in the New World. Chicago Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Brandon Marie. Women of Colonial America: 13 Stories of Courage and Survival in the New World Chicago Review Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Miller, Brandon Marie. Women of Colonial America: 13 Stories of Courage and Survival in the New World First edition., Chicago Review Press, 2016.
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