"Colonial women often had one goal as they grew up: to get married. They often married young and not commonly for love. Though their lives were full of hardship and hard work, they lived during interesting times! Fun, surprising, and silly facts engage readers in the lives of women during the colonial era."--Provided by publisher.
Chronicles the life of Idina Sackville, describing how she became so widely popular during the Jazz Age, earning the love and respect of men and women around the world and becoming a symbol for the era.
Presents a brief profile of the early colonial women who came to America beginning in the early 1600s describing their importance to early colonial society.
Presents an introduction 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.
Discusses the place of colonial women in the home, the workplace, in Native American communities, and as slaves and servants, and examines their roles as activists and leaders in the church and the community.
