Lecture Overview

In early America, women were all too often the people who just weren't there: not in the records, not in the censuses, not on juries, not in the voting booth. The common law brought over by the colonists relegated women to "protected" -- second-class -- status and understanding how they were treated under the laws when they lived provides clues to finding their identities today.

Audience Level: All

Duration: One hour, plus questions

Handouts: Yes