When Women Saved America : Pre-1600 to 1783

HEROINES OF US HISTORY In this sweeping and meticulously researched volume, new insight is offered into the history of the emerging, developing nation—seen through the eyes of women. The stories of many of these figures have been glossed over, ignored, or diminished by standard textbooks and histories of early America. Now they are given their due as heroines who fundamentally shaped the United States’ heritage and history. This volume covers the period before 1600 and the arrival of Europeans through 1776 and the Revolutionary War, detailing women's political, scientific, artistic, military, literary, and business achievements and more. From Queen Alliquippa, a leader of the Seneca, to Prudence Wright, a militia commander during the Revolutionary War, to Phillis Wheatley, the country's first published Black poet, over 100 women's lives are celebrated and revived. This book is an invaluable resource for those interested in precolonial, colonial, and Revolutionary War–era American history, especially anyone seeking a richer, fuller picture of the formation of the nation.