The Extraordinary Suzy Wright: A Colonial Woman on the Frontier

by Teri Kanefield and Anbara Salam

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. Suzy helped settle the Pennsylvania frontier, where she acted as legal counselor to her less literate neighbors, preparing wills, deeds, indentures,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419718665
• ISBN13: 9781419718663
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.2" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7