In the early 18th century, some women found ways to help out with the family income. Mary Peck Butterworth did what she could – she made her own money in her kitchen! She was a counterfeiter who had a team in 1716 and this is her story.

Show notes and links:

• Notable American women, 1607-1950: a biographical dictionary – Radcliffe College (google.com)
• Mary Peck Butterworth –Colonial Counterfeiter (pluckywomen.blogspot.com)
• Mary Butterworth – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Counterfeiting in Colonial America – Kenneth Scott (google.com)
• Women in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia … (google.com)

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