In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series about women in colonial America with Part 2 of Mary Jackson and her son William’s story... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Mary Jackson, one of the women in colonial America who ran businesses and took out newspaper ads to promote them... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues to show how women in colonial America ran businesses and took out newspaper ads to promote them... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry shows how women in colonial America ran businesses and took out newspaper ads to promote them... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry writes about one of her ancestors in colonial America who defied authorities by brewing strong beer – and charging extra for it... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a riotous night of drinking in September 1765 while protesting the Stamp Act. .. (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry describes how Puritan laws in the Massachusetts Bay Colony tried to control women’s clothing, hair styles and headdresses... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry describes how our Puritan ancestors didn’t approve of long hair – at least, the clergy and government officials didn’t... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry describes the fashion laws in effect in 17th century Massachusetts – and how both women and men flaunted the law... (Read More)
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