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In the 1620s, Plymouth Plantation had its own #MeToo moment

  • Written by Carla Gardina Pestana, Professor and Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the World, University of California, Los Angeles
In the 1620s, Plymouth Plantation had its own #MeToo momentMaids, who invariably lived with their employers, were especially vulnerable.Brownie Harris/Corbis via Getty Images

In the many celebrations, reflections and histories of Plymouth colony, the settlement’s gender dynamics often get short shrift.

But not unlike today, men possessed power and privilege, women feared voicing their views and...

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