The indenture contract of nine-year-old Elizabeth Fortune reveals the opportunities available to young free black women in colonial New York.
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These excerpts from Milcah Martha Moore’s textbook reveal the tennets of an eighteenth-century Quaker education.
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This skillfully painted hide demonstrates the craft and artistry of Quapaw women, and provides clues about the Quapaw’s relationship with French settlers and neighboring tribes.
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This broadside, written in 1780, argues that every American woman must actively support the war effort to ensure victory.
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