The women of early America were not fighting only for equal rights, they were struggling for basic survival. Women's contributions enabled settlements to flourish; homes, crops, government, and education were established in the early years of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where there were about as many women as men.
Dorothy A. Mays is assistant professor and librarian at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, specializing in the history of the early modern period.
"... the value of this work lies in the particular context it provides. It would be an excellent addition to academic and larger libraries." - Booklist "With entries linked by an analytical index, many 'see' references, and topical and alphabetic tables of contents, this resource offers large doses of easily accessible, hard-to-find-elsewhere information. Collectons of any size serving students of our country's past will find it a popular and worthwhile addition." - School Library Journal "Mays (librarian, Rollins College) offers in her fascinating encyclopedia insight into the lives of ordinary women, 1607-1812. Highly recommended. General and academic readers." - Choice "This work will be an excellent addition to any high school or college library." - American Reference Books Annual
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