****Women’s stories are often lost to history***
Susanna Jackson was just a girl from Scrooby, in north Nottinghamshire, England. Her home was located on the Great Road between London and Scotland. Susanna’s father, Richard Jackson, became involved in the Separatist Protestant movement. His faith and commitment molded Susanna’s path to Amsterdam and then, the Mayflower, and finally Plymouth, Massachusetts the new world..
Saints, Strangers and Rosehip Tea
A wonderful historical tale, rich with period detail, which shows the quiet, behind-the-scenes work and tribulations of the women who came to the New World. It’s a bittersweet story, knowing that the population was later to die out of starvation, but its strength is in the small moments–the joy of a healthy child, the heartbreak of death, the resolve to keep going, and the non-anachronistic portrayal of the role of women is enough to make one grateful for how far we’ve come.
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A wonderful historical tale, rich with period detail, which shows the quiet, behind-the-scenes work and tribulations of the women who came to the New World. It’s a bittersweet story, knowing that the population was later to die out of starvation, but its strength is in the small moments–the joy of a healthy child, the heartbreak of death, the resolve to keep going, and the non-anachronistic portrayal of the role of women is enough to make one grateful for how far we’ve come.