Founding Mothers & FathersBy: Mary Beth Norton In this pioneering study of the ways in which the first settlers defined the power, prerogatives, and responsibilities of the sexes, one of our most incisive historians opens a window onto the world of Colonial America. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary documents, Mary Beth Norton tells the story of the Pinion clan, whose two generation record of theft, adultery, and infanticide may have made them our first dysfunctional family.