Women of Colonial America: 13 Stories of Courage and Survival in the New World Volume 14

by Brandon Marie Miller

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556524870
• ISBN13: 9781556524875
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12