when: 27 March 2025 | venue: Van Cortlandt House Museum | cost: See event for details | address: Van Cortlandt Park, 6036 Broadway (at W. 246th St.),Bronx,10471,NY | website: https://www.vchm.org/events.html
published: 07 Mar 2025, 5 min read
During its Dutch colonial days, New York City was one of the most diverse colonies thanks to the various races and religions that called the City home. But these clashing cultures sometimes didn't agree on how to treat women. Historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson leads a talk about women's rights (or lack thereof) in Munsee, Iroquois, African, Dutch and English cultures, which served to influence New York City in its infancy.
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During its Dutch colonial days, New York City was one of the most diverse colonies thanks to the various races and religions that called the City home. But these clashing cultures sometimes didn't agree on how to treat women. Historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson leads a talk about women's rights (or lack thereof) in Munsee, Iroquois, African, Dutch and English cultures, which served to influence New York City in its infancy.
Go see She-Merchants, Sachems, and Slaves: Women in Colonial New York 2025.
She-Merchants, Sachems, and Slaves: Women in Colonial New York 2025 is on 27 March 2025. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Bronx NY. Visit their website at https://www.vchm.org/events.html.
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