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Synopsis
Introduces the different skills and often difficult lives of women on the farm, in business, and on the plantation as the owner's wife or as a slave in colonial America.
Sheree Van Vreede - Children's Literature
What do we know about the many European women who first came to our country in the 1600s? What was life like for them? What roles did they play? What about slave women? What was life like for them? This comprehensive guide, which is part of the "Colonial People" series, provides insight into all kinds of colonial women, from their different lifestyles, jobs, and pastimes to their education, weddings, and clothing, capturing the different stages of life from a young girl to a married mother. Complete with photograph reenactments, diagrams, maps, and paintings, this book brings this era to life. It is a great learning tool about an important time in our nation's history and the role that these women played. The book also pays homage to some of the more notable ladies of this time period, such as Margaret Brent, Anne Bradstreet, Anne Hutchinson, and Phillis Wheatley. 2003, Crabtree Publishing,
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Children's Literature
What do we know about the many European women who first came to our country in the 1600s? What was life like for them? What roles did they play? What about slave women? What was life like for them? This comprehensive guide, which is part of the "Colonial People" series, provides insight into all kinds of colonial women, from their different lifestyles, jobs, and pastimes to their education, weddings, and clothing, capturing the different stages of life from a young girl to a married mother. Complete with photograph reenactments, diagrams, maps, and paintings, this book brings this era to life. It is a great learning tool about an important time in our nation's history and the role that these women played. The book also pays homage to some of the more notable ladies of this time period, such as Margaret Brent, Anne Bradstreet, Anne Hutchinson, and Phillis Wheatley. 2003, Crabtree Publishing,— Sheree Van Vreede