Pocahontas - Rebbeca Rolfe. save John Smith 1607, converted to Christian, marry John Rolfe 1614 born son 1615 Thomas Rolfe, dead unknown cause
Margaret Brent Maryland. she was the first woman in the English North American colonies to appear before a court of the Common Law. She was a significant founding settler in the early histories of the colonies of Maryland and Virginia. Lord Calvert, Governor of the Maryland Colony, appointed her as the executrix of his estate in 1647, at a time of political turmoil and risk to the future of the settlement. She helped ensure soldiers were paid and given food to keep their loyalty to the colony,[1] thereby very likely having saved the colony from violent mutiny,[1] although her actions were taken negatively by the absentee colonial proprietor in England, Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore,[1] and so ultimately she paid a great price for her efforts and was forced to leave the colony.[1]
Anne Bradstreet. she writes poetry and married a rich man who took her to colonial and her brother steals her poetry to England and publishes it as THE TENTH MOSE and describes her as the perfect puritan wife
Anne Hutchinson. marry to a merchant, can read and write and advice people. midwife also holds weekly meetings for bible studies and religion. putted on trail 1637 for speaking bible to people in public and got kicked out of colony and killed in Indian attack
Marry Rowlandson. puritan woman, married puritan minister had two kids boy n girl, got shot in King Philips war 1675-76 and were 13 dead 24 captive, reunited with family after 11 weeks and left to Boston
Margaret Harden Brock 1654. married to a wealthy man after first husband dead and makes him sign marry covert contract so she won't lose property if divorce , she is a business women and this is during British rules vs. Dutch rule, her second husband dies after 10 years
Deborah Sampson - Robert -Shurtliff. A woman who fought in army which she changed her name and style for it during revolutionary war wounded in war 1782 that's when found she is woman and honorably discharged west point New York 1783
Mary Hays McCauley - Molly Pitcher. fought in Revolution war as a woman, marry to enlisted man and bring water to injured army and fought after her husband die who was a gunner and she took the gunner then.
Judith Sargent Murray. Had good education, begun to write articles called ON EQUALITY OF SEXES to get women more access to education to compete equally vs. men
Mary Wollstonecraft. she writes that women has equal rights as men on her novels, she keep the children herself without a husband to prove that she can do it
Mum Bett Elizabeth Freeman 1781. A slave owned by Ashley who won her case to become the first free slave in MA under the new MA constitution.
Sarah Josepha Hale. after graduate had 2 option to marry or be teacher, she become teacher and write the LADIES MAGAZINE, join partner business with someone in New York it's called GODEYS LADIES BOOK came from MA to NY have 40000 subscribers now
Lucy Larcom. born raised in farm after father died went to start working in cotton mills at age 11 to make extra money for family.
Sarah & Angelina Grimke. two sisters who went north from south and were 19th century southren American Quakers educators, and writers who were the first American women advocates of abolition and women's rights.
Harriet Tubman. born in to slavery she escaped underground RR 1849 got freedom and helped other slaves to get free she made 19 trips back to free 300 slaves were called the MOSES and had 40000 reward on her head if anyone catches her.
Dorothea Dix . Superintendent of nursing. trained nurses for government and to be paid by government. nurses to be singles and unattractive women.
Mary Ann Bickerdyke. widow at age 50 and were qualified to give proper health care for army who were dying in Civil War also known as Mother Bickerdyke, was a hospital administrator for Union soldiers during the American Civil War and a lifelong advocate for veterans.
Susie King Taylor. Teacher and nurse. Her grandmother send them to someone to get them education then run away with uncle to union camp. got selected to teach other slaves in Georgia,
Rose O'Neal Greenhow. was a spy for the Confederacy. got house arrested later for 5 months then released and deported to confederate states. died while her boat sink. controlled the spy network in Washington DC. ensured the victory of THE BATTLE OF THE BULL RUN 1861.
Jennie Hodgers - Albert Cashier. Joined regime early 19 years old, fight 1862 to 1865 in 40 battles, Shy but fearless and she stayed for the rest of her life in regime. auto crash 1906 when found she is woman.
Sarah Edmond Seeley- Frank Thompson, run away from Canada because her parents would marry her as arrange marriage, she becomes book sales man then join Michigan regime, malaria then run away to Texas, later she gets thanked by War Department for her accomplishments
Janeta Velazquez- Harry T Buford, Cuba immigrant came from a wealthy family, her husband died in war she then replaced his spot as a man and were in charge of her regime in battle, then accused of a spy- but later on reenlisted back
Mary Este
Sarah Harrison
Mary Johanson