Catalina Trico: New Netherland's Founding Mother

Catalina Trico, born in 1605 in France, became an orphan and refugee due to European turmoil. She traveled to Amsterdam and married Yoris before embarking on a journey to the New World. Settling in Fort Orange, she built relations with local tribes. Later, she moved to New Amsterdam, becoming a landowner and mother of 11 children. Her story, shared with William Penn, highlights her as the first European mother in the Mid-Atlantic, with a legacy of over a million descendants. The video questions why women's stories are often untold in history.

What was the outcome of Catalina's marriage to Yoris in terms of their family?

Why do you think the stories of women like Catalina Trico are often left untold in history?