Connecticut Witch Trials
This document illustrates how women in English society were economically marginalized by the common law practice of coverture.
This document illustrates how women in English society were economically marginalized by the common law practice of coverture.
This document illustrates how women in English society were economically marginalized by the common law practice of coverture.
This document illustrates how women in English society were economically marginalized by the common law practice of coverture.
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.
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.
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.
Excerpts from the French legal code governing enslaved people that deal specifically with enslaved women and reproduction.
One of New Netherland’s first settlers recounts her earliest memories of life in the colony.
One of New Netherland’s first settlers recounts her earliest memories of life in the colony.
Women's Rights are Human Rights Hillary Clinton at the United Nations Conference on Women Sharon Farmer, Photograph of First Lady Hillary Clinton at the United Nations Conference on Women in Beijing, China, September 5, 1995. National Archives. Document Text Summary FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTONREMARKS FOR THE UNITED NATIONS FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN BEIJING, CHINA SEPTEMBER 5, 1995 Mrs. Mongella, Distinguished delegates and guests, I would like to thank the Secretary General of the United Nations for inviting me to be part of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. This is truly a celebration -- a celebration of the contributions women make in every aspect of life: in the home, on the job, in their communities, as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, learners, workers, citizens