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Winner of the Rembert Patrick Award for a scholarly book on a Florida history topic from the Florida Historical Society.

“An artful, powerful book. Alejandra Dubcovsky has created a substantial contribution to our knowledge of women in the so-called ‘forgotten centuries’ of European colonialism in the southeast.”—Malinda Maynor Lowery, author of The Lumbee Indians

“A remarkable book. Alejandra Dubcovsky pursued relentless research to uncover the histories of women previously unseen, even unnamed. As Dubcovsky shows, they had names, they had families, they had lives that mattered. The historical landscape is transformed by their presence.”—Lisa Brooks, author of Our Beloved Kin

“Phenomenal. This pathbreaking scholarship returns our attention to the Indigenous women who shaped the early south. Blending Indigenous studies and historical methodologies, Dubcovsky offers innovative accounts of Native power and survivance amidst colonial invasion.”—Elizabeth Ellis, Princeton University

“Dubcovsky breathes vibrant life into documentary fragments as she expertly leads her readers through the Spanish colonial archive to rediscover the many women—be they Timucuan, Apalachee, Spanish or African—awaiting scholarly resurrection.”—Juliana Barr, Duke University

“Carefully researched and evocatively written, Dubcovsky’s book centers Indigenous women in the history of the early South, offering a timely reminder that stories of war, empire, and Indigenous worlds are transformed when we attend to women’s power.”—Joshua Piker, William and Mary Quarterly