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The extraordinary Suzy Wright : a colonial woman on the frontier by Kanefield, Teri; Wright, Susanna is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The extraordinary Suzy Wright : a colonial woman on the frontier about?
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, and other contracts. Surviving documents and correspondence between Suzy and a host of her contemporaries—including Benjamin Franklin; James Logan, Pennsylvania’s governor and chief justice; and a few signers of the Declaration of Independence—reveal that Suzy, from her home on the frontier, exerted considerable influence in the highest circles of Pennsylvania government. This fascinating and inspiring story includes an author’s note, bibliography, and index.
Who reads The extraordinary Suzy Wright : a colonial woman on the frontier?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kanefield, Teri; Wright, Susanna
- Publisher
- Abrams Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781613129173
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Memoir, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.69 / 5 (51 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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