Women of the Dawn tells the stories of four remarkable Wabanaki Indian Women who lived in northeast America during the four centuries that devastated their traditional world.
Born in the mid-1600s, when Wabanakis first experienced the full effects of colonial warfare, disease,.
The narrative begins with Molly Mathilde (1665-1717), a mother, a peacemaker, and the daughter of a famous chief.
Their courageous responses to tragedies brought on by European contact make up the heart of the book.
Women of the Dawn tells the stories of four remarkable Wabanaki Indian Women who lived in northeast America during the four centuries that devastated their traditional world