This is the story of a mother and daughter in Maryland who became trapped in a perpetuating cycle of indenture and transgression.
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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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This document details the trial of Jeane Gardiner, who was accused of witchcraft during the Bermuda hysteria of 1651–1655.
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This poem by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz highlights the hypocrisy of gender relations in Spanish colonial society.
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This record of the slaving voyage of the English ship "James" contains records of women and girls who endured the brutalities of the Middle Passage.
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The first patent issued to an English colonist was for a new invention created by Philadelphian inventor Sybilla Masters. The patent was filed under her husband’s name because women could not be legally recognized.
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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 digging stick illustrates Native women’s role in the development of North American crops and agricultural practices.
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This story documents how the Native market women of colonial Quito fought in court to preserve their rights.
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Excerpts from the French legal code governing enslaved people that deal specifically with enslaved women and reproduction.
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