Speaking to the range of female experience during Early America, this rich collection conveys the acts of bravery, protest, and survival of women that contributed to the formation of an empire. Letters, diaries, and narratives, among other texts, serve as the point of entry into the overlooked topic of the female body as a site of contestation. | Women's Narratives Of The Early Americas And The Formation Of Empire by Mary Mcaleer Balkun, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters