Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New WorldBloomsbury Publishing USA, 2004 M11 23 - 520 páginas This 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. Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New World provides insight into an era in American history when women had immense responsibilities and unusual freedoms. These women worked in a range of occupations such as tavernkeeping, printing, spiritual leadership, trading, and shopkeeping. Pipe smoking, beer drinking, and premarital sex were widespread. One of every eight people traveling with the British Army during the American Revolution was a woman. 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. |
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 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New World Dorothy A. Mays Vista de fragmentos - 2004 |
Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New World Dorothy A. Mays Sin vista previa disponible - 2004 |
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