Mary Rowlandson
Mary Rowlandson (1637-1711) was one of the first famous female writers of prose.
- Mary Rowlandson: BritannicaMary Rowlandson, née Mary White, (born c. 1637, Somerset, England—died January 5, 1710/11, Wethersfield, Connecticut [U.S.]), British American colonial author who wrote one of the first 17th-century captivity narratives, in which she told of her capture by Native Americans, revealing both elements of Native American life and of Puritan-Indian conflicts in early New England...
Research & Reference
- The captivity of Mrs. Rowlandson: LOCMary White Rowlandson, in canoe, being held captive by Indians.
- Mary Rowlandson: Credo ReferenceMary Rowlandson was a colonial author. She lived in the frontier town of Lancaster, in the Massachusetts colony. When a tribe of Native Americans destroyed the town, Rowlandson and her children were taken captive. Rowlandson was held for 11 weeks before being ransomed back to the colonists.
Streaming Media
- Utopian Promise—American Passages: A Literary SurveyWhen British colonists landed in the Americas, they created communities that they hoped would serve as a "light onto the nations." But what role would the native inhabitants play in this new model community? This program compares the answers of two important groups, the Puritans and Quakers, and exposes the lasting influence they had upon American identity.
Author's Works & Perspectives
The Sovereignty and Goodness of God
Mary Rowlandson's The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, first published in 1682, is an English Puritan woman's account of her captivity among Native Americans during Metacom's War (1675-76) in southeastern New England. In this volume, 17 related documents support Rowlandson's text, which is reprinted from the earliest surviving edition of the narrative.
