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Women Smugglers in Early America, 1701-1754

Special | 45m 45sVideo has Closed Captions

Eugene Tesdahl discusses the role Mohawk women played in early 18th century trade.

Eugene Tesdahl, Assistant Professor of History at UW-Platteville, explores the role that women from the Mohawk tribe played in transporting goods from Albany, NY to Montreal, Canada in the early to mid-eighteenth century.

02/22/2016 | Rating TV-G

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Women Smugglers in Early America, 1701-1754

Special | 45m 45sVideo has Closed Captions

Eugene Tesdahl, Assistant Professor of History at UW-Platteville, explores the role that women from the Mohawk tribe played in transporting goods from Albany, NY to Montreal, Canada in the early to mid-eighteenth century.

02/22/2016 | Rating TV-G

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