Strong Women Podcast: The Pilgrims’ Resolve with Glenn Sunshine

by | Church History, Culture & Society, Discipleship, History, Podcast

On this special Thanksgiving episode, we are joined by historian Glenn Sunshine, who takes us back to Plymouth where 4 of the original 18 women on the Mayflower settled with their husbands and children. Women were essential to this original European colony. They demonstrated shocking emotional and physical resolve! Here is a rich discussion about the historical value of women at home, whose strength built and sustained societies.

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