Early America: Individual Women

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Abigail Adams

A biography of Abigail Adams, with links to other biographies and Abigail Adams resources on this site and elsewhere on the Net.

Hannah Adams

This biography of Hannah Adams was published in the late 1880s. Who was Hannah Adams? "She was the first woman in America who made literature a profession." She wrote on the history of religions, pioneering work for the time.

Mary Dyer

From your About Guide to Women's History: biography and links on the Quaker martyr in 17th century Massachusetts.

Betsy Ross

Why Betsy Ross is important to women's history. A biography, illustrations and links to more resources on the net. Addresses the question: did she really make the first United States flag? From your About Women's History Guide.

Phillis Wheatley

A biography of Phillis Wheatley and an analysis of her poetry. Phillis Wheatley was a slave in Massachusetts at the time of the Revolutionary War who was educated by her owners and became a poet and sensation for a few years.

Margaret Brent: Woman of Property

This online journal article introduces Brent, an English Catholic who arrived in Maryland in 1638. A single woman, she was a landowner and acted as an attorney representing her family's interests in property and in religious freedom.

Betty Zane, Lydia Boggs, and Molly Scott

More tales of women in the colonies during conflict between the settlers and the native Indians.