20. 1500-1700 VIRGIN ENCOUNTERS IN THE NEW WORLD

Women in the Americas saw their world altered dramatically as white men from Europe poured onto their shores. They lost their lives to European diseases, their customs, and became integrated into a new social structure, with indigenous people at the bottom. Despite all of that, some aspects of pre-contact life endured.Trigger warning for discussion of sexual assault. Find the bibliography, transcript. and learning materials that support this episode at: https://www.remedialherstory.com/20-1500-1700-encounters.html#/ Support this work at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.remedialherstory.com/giving.html#/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop the RHP Store at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Host: Jacqui Nelson Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook Contributing Authors: Kelsie Brook Eckert, Dr. Nancy Locklin-Sofer, Chloe Gardner, Dr. Pamela Scully, Jacqui Nelson, Maura McCreight, Caroline Taylor, and Rachel Perez. Consultants: Dr. Jonathan Couser, Dr. Katherine Koh, Sarah Stone, Dr. Bonnie Rock-McCutcheon, Dr. Kristin Heineman, Maria Concepcion Marquez Sandoval, Dr. Whitney Howarth, Lauren Cole, Shelley Puhak, Sara Stone, Dr. Marieka Brouwer Burg, Dr. Shahla Haeri, Dr. Barbara Tischler, and Dr. Anne Broadbridge. Copyright: The Remedial Herstory Project