Life Story: Agathe Saint-Père (1657-ca. 1748)
The life story of a woman born in Quebec who became a successful businesswoman and was labeled a “dangerous woman.”
The life story of a woman born in Quebec who became a successful businesswoman and was labeled a “dangerous woman.”
The life story of a woman born in Quebec who became a successful businesswoman and was labeled a “dangerous woman.”
This is the story of a well-born Dutch woman who became a powerful businessperson in New Netherland.
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.
The story of an enslaved Native woman caught up in the Salem witch hysteria.
Puritan leader Cotton Mather gives young women advice on appropriate dress and behavior.
Young Lenni-Lenape women sign a treaty selling Staten Island to the government of colonial New York.
The story of an English religious refugee who funded and founded her own settlement in New Netherland.
A Dutch merchant woman who traveled the world before settling in Flatbush and opening a shop to sell luxury goods.