Female Adventurers: The Women Who Helped Colonize Massachusetts and Connecticut

The dozen unsung heroines profiled in "Female Adventurers who Helped Colonize Connecticut," are representative of all the courageous women who left comfort behind and migrated into a wilderness. Readers will gain insight into the commitment that their foremothers made and the challenges they encountered while building a civilized foundation that allowed future generations to pursue their religious beliefs without persecution.