Demeter's Daughters: The Women who Founded America, 1587-1787Details the varied activities of colonial women, the extensive legal rights they enjoyed, and the difficulties they faced in a new land. Includes bibliographical sketches of representative women of that period. |
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Daily Life During the American Revolution Dorothy Denneen Volo,James M. Volo No preview available - 2003 |