商品簡介
Aimed at students and general readers, this encyclopedia focuses on the activities and experiences of women in early American society from the establishment of the first permanent English settlement in 1607 to the outbreak of the War of 1812. While some of the alphabetically arranged entries discuss extraordinary women such as Abigail Adams and Pocahontas, others focus on the lives of ordinary women, addressing issues such as aging, childbirth, and household responsibilities. A specialist in the history of the early modern period, Mays is an assistant professor and librarian at Rollins College in Florida. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Dorothy A. Mays is assistant professor and librarian at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, specializing in the history of the early modern period.
