Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
John Winthrop
Born: January 12, 1587
Died: March 26, 1649 (aged 62)
Bio: John Winthrop led a group of Puritans to the New World and joined the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. He was elected governor of his colony on April 8, 1630. Winthrop was extremely religious and a fervent subscriber to the Puritan belief that the Anglican Church had to be cleansed of Catholic ritual.
Known for:
- Winthrop's journal
- The journal of John Winthrop, 1630-1649
- The History of New England from 1630 to 1649
- Rules of the Road