Coffee With Jeff

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) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★