The extraordinary Suzy Wright
Subtitle: a colonial woman on the frontier
By: Teri Kanefield
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781419718663
Subjects: Women; Poets; Quakers; Frontier and pioneer life; History; Juvenile literature; Clerks of court
Description: Children are taught much about the men who shaped early America, but history-shaping colonial women remain largely unknown and undiscussed.The Extraordinary Suzy Wright sets about to change that, telling the little-known story of Quaker Susanna (Suzy) Wright (1697 1784), a renowned poet and political activist.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-62) and index.

456 Childrens Plus, Inc.
Table of contents: title: Suzy comes to America; title: At home in the land of brotherly love; title: Shaking off the yoke; title: A new home on the frontier; title: A little romance; title: Political adviser, lawyer, activist, and advocate for the Indians; title: Businesswoman and scientific author; title: The American Revolution  and Quaker pacifism; title: Celebrated poet; title: Last years and legacy; title: Afterword.