Adventures of a She-Merchant

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Jean Zimmerman tells the true story of a 22-year-old business woman—known in her day as a “she-merchant”—who made her fortune in the New World in the 1600s, in The Women of the House.

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Events: Jean Zimmerman will be reading
Wednesday, August 16 at 7 pm
South Street Seaport Museum
12 Fulton Street

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