Women of Colonial America: 13 Stories of Courage and Survival in the New World Volume 14 Contributor(s): Miller, Brandon Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556524870 ISBN-13: 9781556524875 Publisher: Chicago Review Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2015028517 |
Series: Women of Action |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (0.90 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: New York Public Library Teen Book List In colonial America, hard work proved a constant for most women--some ensured their family's survival through their skills, while others sold their labor or lived in bondage as indentured servants or slaves. Yet even in a world defined entirely by men, a world where few 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 her poems 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 Eve, a Virginia slave, twice ran away to freedom. 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 the 17th and 18th centuries. With strength, courage, resilience, and resourcefulness, these women and many others played a vital role in the mosaic of life in the North American colonies. |