Comparison of Three Prominent Women in American History (1616-1768)

Comparison of Three Prominent Women in American History (1616-1768)

Women did not have many rights during 1616-1768, these three prominent women Pocahontas, Anne Hutchinson and Hannah Griffitts, will show many changes for women symbols from the Colony America, American Christianity to Boycotting British Goods. All three were involved in religious, political and cultural aspects during there time, making many changes and history. There are three documents that will be used to compare these three women Pocahontas Engraving (1616), Simon Van De Passee, The Examination of Mrs. Anne Hutchinson at the Court at Newton (1637), David D. Hall and Women’s Role In Boycotting English Goods, Hannah Griffits (1768), The Female Patriots.

Simon Van De Pasee was a young Dutch Artist who painted the famous painting of Pocahontas, the only painting of her when she was alive. Pasee portrayed Pocahontas as a aristocrat. He did not try to make her an Anglicize Pocahontas; she is still recognized as a Native American in his Painting. During this time Pocahontas was a daughter of a powerful Indian leader in the New World, whom married an Englishmen named John Rolfe and moved to England. Looking closely at the portrait, it seems as if Pocahontas appeared grave, her cheeks are sunken and her hand is skeletal. (Horwitz p 3) It seems as if Simon Va De Pasee wanted people to see Pocahontas before she became deathly ill, which with his painting he did give a brief history of her. Before Pocahontas met John Rolfe, Jamestown was going through a period of starving. Pocahontas would give the English food and warned them attacks her father was planning on the English. In 1614, Pocahontas would convert to Christianity, changed her name to Rebecca and have the...

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Works Cited

"Simon Van De Pasee; Pocahontas Engraving" (1616) in Jacobson, Fran, Tim Kohnaus and Scott Wade, eds. The Nortion Mix: American Voices. 1st Edition. Nortion, 2008. Print 39-41

"David D. Hall; The Examination of Mrs. Anne Hutchinson at the Court at Newton" (1637) in Jacobson, Fran, Tim Konhaus and Scott Wade, eds. The Nortion Mix: American Voices. 1st Edition. Nortion, 2008. Print 55-64

"Hannah Griffitts; Women's Role in Boycotting English Goods " (1768) in Jacobson, Fran, Tim Kohnaus and Scott Wade, eds. The Nortion Miz: American Voices. 1st Edition. Nortion, 2008. Print 107-109

"Tony Horwtiz; “Pocahontas Engraving.” Smithsonian 41.7(2014) Print 91-118

“Cheryl C. Smith; Anne Hutchinson and the Dislocation of power in the New World Politics” Journal of American Culture (2006) Print 437-453