Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New WorldThis volume fills a gap in traditional women's history books by offering fascinating details of the lives of early American women and showing how these women adapted to the challenges of daily life in the colonies. The coverage begins with the 1607 settlement at Jamestown and ends with the War of 1812. In addition to the role of Anglo-American women, the experiences of African, French, Dutch, and Native American women are discussed. The issues discussed include how women coped with rural isolation, why they were prone to superstitions, who was likely to give birth out of wedlock, and how they raised large families while coping with immense household responsibilities.
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... Custody of, 70 Civil Disobedience, 73 Clothing, 75 Colonization, Effect on Indian Women, 77 Convents, 81 Cooking, 83 Courtship, 87 Coverture, 91 Crime and Punishment, 92 D Dancing, 97 Dare, Virginia, 98 Death and Funeral Customs, ...
... Custody of Education Girlhood and Adolescence Hobbies and Games Orphaned Girls Civil Liberties Civil Disobedience Coverture Feme Sole Feminism Legal Status of Women Suffrage Crime Adultery Crime and Punishment Fornication Indentured ...
... Sidebar) Legal Issues Wilkinson, Jemima Children, Custody of Philanthropists Civil Disobedience Graham, Isabella Marshall Coverture Seton, Elizabeth Ann Bayley Crime and Punishment Pioneering Settlers Divorce Appendix II (Documents, ...
Perhaps the most famous shaming punishment used by the Puritans was the scarlet letter, immortalized by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Several New England communities passed laws requiring adulterers to wear letters signifying their crime.
Over time, adultery was punished through lawsuits, divorce, and loss of reputation. The crude punishments of the ... When guilty men could be identified, they were generally subject to the same measure of punishment as women.
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Contenido
I | 195 |
J | 217 |
K | 223 |
L | 227 |
M | 243 |
N | 289 |
O | 293 |
Appendix I Household Chores Common to Early American Women | 435 |
Appendix II Documents | 441 |
Bibliography | 455 |
Index | 471 |
About the Author | 495 |
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Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New World Dorothy A. Mays Vista de fragmentos - 2004 |
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