Life Story: Lady Frances Berkeley (1634 – ca. 1695)
This is the story of a mother and daughter in Maryland who became trapped in a perpetuating cycle of indenture and transgression.
This is the story of a mother and daughter in Maryland who became trapped in a perpetuating cycle of indenture and transgression.
This is the story of a mother and daughter in Maryland who became trapped in a perpetuating cycle of indenture and transgression.
This is the story of a mother and daughter in Maryland who became trapped in a perpetuating cycle of indenture and transgression.
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.
Charity and Sylvia were recognized as a married couple in Weybridge and eventually celebrated as models of lifelong companionship.
The story of a young woman who struggled after being widowed by a wealthy farmer.
The story of the woman who established the role of First Lady.
Republican Motherhood Mrs. Robert Bolton (Anne Jay, 1793-1859) and Children, Robert and Anne William Etty (artist), Mrs. Robert Bolton (Anne Jay, 1793-1859) and Children, Robert and Anne, 1818. New-York Historical Society, Bequest of Reginald Pelham Bolton. Document Text Summary The ladies resorted in the afternoon to a large and delightful bower, erected for them, on Pepper’s Hill, upon the bank of the Thames, where one of the Ladies, inspired with the rest by the festive and joyful occasion, made an elegant address to her associates. The following is an extract: The ladies went together to a shady spot away from the men, and one woman gave the following speech: “In every age of the world the conduct of females has had a conspicuous effect on society. Among