Comparison of three important women in American history (1616-1768)Women did not have many rights during the period 1616-1768, these three important women Pocahontas, Anne Hutchinson and Hannah Griffitts will show many changes for female symbols, from the American colony, to American Christianity to the boycott of British goods. All three were involved in the religious, political and cultural aspects during that period, bringing about many changes and history. There are three documents that will be used to compare these three women: Pocahontas Engraving (1616), Simon Van De Passee, The Examination of Mrs. Anne Hutchinson at the Court at Newton (1637), David D. Hall, and Women's Role In Boycotting English Goods, Hannah Griffits (1768), The Female Patriots. Simon Van De Pasee was a young Dutch artist who painted the famous painting of Pocahontas, the only painting of her when she was alive. Pasee portrayed Pocahontas as an aristocrat. He didn't try to turn her into an anglicized Pocahontas; she is still recognized as Native American in her painting. During this time Pocahontas was the daughter of a powerful Indian leader in the New World, who married an Englishman named John Rolfe and moved to England. Looking closely at the portrait, it seems that Pocahontas appears grave, her cheeks are sunken and her hand is skeletal. (Horwitz p 3) It seems that Simon Va De Pasee wanted people to see Pocahontas before she became deathly ill, and with his painting he told a short story about her. Before Pocahontas met John Rolfe, Jamestown was going through a starvation period. Pocahontas would give the English food and warn them of the attacks her father was planning against the English. In 1614, Pocahontas converted to Christianity, changed her name to Rebecca, and had the... center of the card... today. Works Cited"Simon Van De Pasee; Pocahontas Engraving" (1616) in Jacobson, Fran, Tim Kohnaus, and Scott Wade, ed. The Nortion Mix: American Voices. 1st edition. Nortion, 2008. Print 39-41"David D. Hall; The Examination of Lady Anne Hutchinson in the Court of Newton" (1637) in Jacobson, Fran, Tim Konhaus, and Scott Wade, eds. The Nortion Mix: American Voices. 1st edition. Nortion, 2008. Print 55-64"Hannah Griffitts; The Role of Women in Boycotting English Goods" (1768) in Jacobson, Fran, Tim Kohnaus, and Scott Wade, eds. The Nortion Miz: American Voices. 1st edition. Nortion, 2008. Print 107-109"Tony Horwtiz; "Engraving of Pocahontas." Smithsonian 41.7(2014) Print 91-118“Cheryl C. Smith and the Displacement of Power in New World Politics” Journal of American Culture (2006) Press; 437-453