How two wives of New Amsterdam council members opened negotiations with English invaders and saved New Amsterdam from total destruction.
Women and the American Story
Produced in partnership with the New York Historical Society, this series on Women in the American Story illuminates diverse women’s contributions to the American past. You can visit the WAMS project here: https://wams.nyhistory.org/
Catalina Trico: New Netherland’s Founding Mother
Catalina Trico was a young trailblazer and the first European mother in what would become New York State.
Dr. Antonia Pantoja: The Puerto-Rican who gave Students Back their Bilingual Voice
The story of Latina activist Antonia Pantoja, who fought for bilingual education programs.
What is Coverture?
Did you know that even today, American Women’s lives are shaped by a legal principle that dates back to the Middle Ages – coverture?
Thomas(ine) Hall: Gender Non-conforming in Colonial Virginia
Thomasine Hall challenged gender stereotypes and norms throughout their life in early colonial America
Women’s Activism and Social Change
For centuries, women have used activism in the United States to voice their concerns about society and secure their rights as citizens.
Emma Tenayuca: Latina Labor Activist
The story of Emma Tenayuca, Latina labor activist in San Antonio, Texas, in the 1930s
Malitzen: Enslaved Interpreter for Hernan Cortés
Malitzen is considered by many to have hastened the fall of the Aztec empire. But as an enslaved woman she lacked the freedom to make her own decisions.
Elizabeth Freeman: Abolition Pioneer
Elizabeth Freeman legally won her fight for emancipation years before the abolition of slavery in America.
Zitkala-Ša: Advocate for the Rights of Native People
Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, aka Zitkala-Sa, an activist, author and educator, fought against the Americanization of Native nations.