Chapter Vii--Colonial Woman and the Initiative

I. Religious Initiative--Anne Hutchinson's Use of Brains--Bravery of Quaker Women--Perseverance of Mary Dyer--Martyrdom of Quakers.

II. Commercial Initiative--Dabbling in State Affairs--Women as Merchants--Mrs. Franklin in Business--Pay for Women Teachers--Women as Plantation Managers--Example of Eliza Pinckney--Her Busy Day--Martha Washington as Manager.

III. Woman's Legal Powers--Right to Own and Will Property--John Todd's Will--A Church Attempts to Cheat a Woman--Astonishing Career of Margaret Brent--Women Fortify Boston Neck--Tompson's Satire on it--Feminine Initiative at Nantucket.

IV. Patriotic Initiative and Courage--Evidence from Letters--The Anxiety of the Women--Women Near the Firing-Line--Mrs. Adams in Danger--Martha Washington's Valor--Mrs. Pinckney's Optimism--Her Financial Distress--Entertaining the Enemy--Marion's Escape--Mrs. Pinckney's Presence of Mind--Abigail Adams' Brave Words--Her Description of a Battle--Man's Appreciation of Woman's Bravery--Mercy Warren's Calmness--Catherine Schuyler's Valiant Deed--How She Treated Burgoyne--Some General Conclusions.

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