Katherine Nanny Naylor's guest appearances

Katherine Nanny Naylor

HUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History

Isaiah Thomas

Gay Grampa

Mary Dyer

Lauren Prescott

Rebecca Crumpler

Brooke Barbier

Margaret Sanger

Cotton Mather

John Hancock

Miss Mac

Phineas Gage

Ryan Walsh

John Adams

Amelia Earhart

Joseph Warren

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Boston in the 1600s was a theocracy, where the Puritan church ruled, and women were seen in many ways as the property of their husbands or fathers.  Against that backdrop, a woman named Katherine Nanny Naylor stands out.  She was able to win a divorce against her abusive and unfaithful husband, then spent the next 30 years as an entrepreneur.  She provided herself and her family with a prosperous lifestyle, while living her life independently.Show notes: HUBhistory.com/013

<p>Boston in the 1600s was a theocracy, where the Puritan church ruled, and women were seen in many ways as the property of their husbands or fathers.  Against that backdrop, a woman named Katherine Nanny Naylor stands out.  She was able to win a divorce against her abusive and unfaithful husband, then spent the next 30 years as an entrepreneur.  She provided herself and her family with a prosperous lifestyle, while living her life independently.</p><p>Show notes: <a href="http://HUBhistory.com/013" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HUBhistory.com/013</a></p>

Episode 13: Katherine Nanny Naylor, Boston's Original Nasty Woman (Jan 22, 2017)