• First European woman in America ?

    From dmvita@optonline.net@21:1/5 to Joe Hayes on Fri Jun 12 01:53:37 2020
    On Wednesday, August 26, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Joe Hayes wrote:
    My lady and I were wondering who was the first European woman to reach
    the Americas? Any help appreciated.

    Thanks,
    Ulrich

    probably some spanish women

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  • From Dorothy J Heydt@21:1/5 to dmvita@optonline.net on Fri Jun 12 12:54:41 2020
    In article <d017f998-e815-4019-9289-b39207b48fe0o@googlegroups.com>,
    <dmvita@optonline.net> wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 26, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Joe Hayes wrote:
    My lady and I were wondering who was the first European woman to reach
    the Americas? Any help appreciated.

    Thanks,
    Ulrich

    probably some spanish women

    More likely an Icelander who wound up at L'Anse aux Meadows.

    --
    Dorothea of Caer-Myrddin Dorothy J. Heydt Vinhold/Mists/West Vallejo, California
    PRO DEO ET REGE djheydt at gmail dot com www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/

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  • From Nikolai Petrovich@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 12 13:06:07 2020
    djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) on Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:54:41 GMT
    typed in rec.org.sca the following:
    In article <d017f998-e815-4019-9289-b39207b48fe0o@googlegroups.com>,
    <dmvita@optonline.net> wrote:
    On Wednesday, August 26, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Joe Hayes wrote:
    My lady and I were wondering who was the first European woman to reach
    the Americas? Any help appreciated.

    Thanks,
    Ulrich

    probably some spanish women

    More likely an Icelander who wound up at L'Anse aux Meadows.

    So an Irish woman?
    --
    Nikolai Petrovich Flandropoff
    Seneschal of Canton Bearwood
    Loose Canon, An Tir Heavy Opera Company
    Whimsical Order of the Ailing Wit
    Scribe & Zampollet to Clan MacFlandry

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