AMH-2097 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Margaret Hardenbroeck, Puritans, New England Colonies
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Margaret hardenbroeck: one of the strongest dutch women. Typically traded furs for necessary supplies and sell pelts to the netherlands. Her husband died and left everything to her. Her second husband was forced to sign prenuptial and said that if she died her money would go to her daughter. She no longer had the same rights when the english took over and everything that was hers was given to her husband. Dutch people: typically fur traders, women allowed to do business when married and using maiden name. Women had a lot more rights than english women: the english seized control of dutch colony. The english: man is head of household, owns all property, authors argued that women were weaker willed, in poorer health, and were less funny. Women were inferior: men responsible to stop women from doing any more sin/harm, colonies were puritan, women were not allowed to speak or preach in church, they had a lot of land.
