Betty Parris: First Afflicted Girl of the Salem Witch Trials
Elizabeth “Betty” Parris was the first afflicted girl and one of the main accusers during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Born in Boston on November 28, 1682, Betty moved… Read more »
Prudence Cummings Wright & Leonard Whiting’s Guard
Prudence Cummings Wright was a woman who lived in Pepperell, Massachusetts, and fought in the Revolutionary War. Wright, who was 35 years old and a mother of six children, recruited… Read more »
The Poetry of Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley was a slave and a world-renowned poet from Massachusetts during the American Revolution. Wheatley, who lived in Boston, became the first African-American to publish a book. Born in… Read more »
James Russell Lowell’s Feud with Henry David Thoreau
James Russell Lowell was a U.S. diplomat, poet, and editor who had a longstanding feud with Henry David Thoreau that lasted well after Thoreau’s death. Although Lowell was not the… Read more »
The Roles of Women in the Revolutionary War
Women took on many roles in the Revolutionary War. Some of these roles were traditional, while others were unconventional and even scandalous for the time. From supportive jobs like nurses,… Read more »