Placing Girls in Women's History

Published: March 20, 2021, 9 a.m.

How old was Pocahontas?

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In Disney\u2019s movie version, she\u2019s a young unmarried woman - fully developed, falling in love with the adventurous hero John Smith, later marrying the wholesome John Rolfe.

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In her statue at Jamestown, she\u2019s also depicted as a grown woman - perhaps youthful, but certainly past puberty.

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They both got it really, really wrong.

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Join Tiffany to explore Pocahontas's real story, as told in Exploring American Girlhood in 50 Historic Treasures, now available at your local bookstore or Amazon.com

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