The Women of the Mayflower: A Collection of Excerpts Remembering the Women that History Forgot

by Various

"The Women of the Mayflower" is a collection of excerpts revolving around the female passengers of the 'Mayflower', an English ship that transported early Pilgrims to the New World in 1620. The ship has since become an important part of American history and culture, as well as the subject of innumerable works of art, plays, films, poems, songs, books, etc. An interesting and insightful collection not to be missed by readers keen to hear the voice of the women in early American history. Contents "Women Pioneers, by Mrs. John A. Logan", "Matrons and Maidens Who Came in the Mayflower, by Annie Russell Marble", "An Excerpt of Letter X, by Fredrika Bremer".

131 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 14, 2020

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Reviews

[Stef · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written with a 19th century sensibility, this includes three excerpted expositions of women settlers in the 1600s through 1800, mostly in the east/central areas of North America but in a few cases reaching the Pacific. Only one has footnotes to indicate source documents, and maybe 10-20% of the text (generously) relates to early Plymouth, of which only a portion relates to the Mayflower women.
Still, for what it was, I found it interesting and a fairly quick read.