This story documents how the Native market women of colonial Quito fought in court to preserve their rights.
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The story of the enslaved Native woman who acted as the primary interpreter for Hernan Cortés during his conquest of the Aztec Empire.
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This is the story of the woman who became the first Native American person canonized as a Catholic saint.
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This is the story of a Montaukett sunksquaw who manipulated the colonial powers around her to solidify her status and her people’s security.
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This document recounts how two wives of New Amsterdam councilmembers opened negotiations with English invaders in 1664.
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These two clay pots illustrate how Zuni women participated in the cultural revival that accompanied the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. A companion art activity accompanies this resource.
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This document details the trial of Jeane Gardiner, who was accused of witchcraft during the Bermuda hysteria of 1651–1655.
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Queen Isabella I’s instructions on the governance of Hispaniola in 1501 were the blueprint for the development of the Spanish colonies of the Americas.
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This 1522 illustration of the horrors of the "encomienda" system highlights the way women and children were particularly vulnerable to abuse by their Spanish overlords.
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The Virginia colony laws collected here demonstrate how the colonial government used legislation about women to shore up race-based slavery.
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