John Winthrop's "City of Women"… : DASH Story 2014-07-05
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I'm currently doing genealogical research on a Plymouth ancestor who was hanged in 1648 for murdering her four-year-old daughter, so I was excited to get access to Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's article, to learn more about the period in which my ancestor lived, and the way the Puritans viewed, valued, and vilified women. I've read Ulrich's books "Good Wives" and "A Midwife's Tale," and I'm inspired by her work as a historian, and the way she can piece together scraps of primary sources to give us a vivid window into the past. I wouldn't have been able to get this article without Open Access, and I'm really grateful for the opportunity. Thank you.
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