Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New WorldBloomsbury Academic, 2004 M11 23 - 495 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. |
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... appeared in court 124 times , either arguing her own cases or representing relatives and neighbors . In most cases she won her claim . Throughout the 1640s Margaret had a close tie with the colony's governor , Leonard Calvert . It is ...
... appeared to be timed to the passages of the moon . Among the eastern Indian tribes , in which agri- culture figured prominently , women's participation in spiritual rituals was paramount . Women bore pri- mary responsibility for tending ...
... appeared that Indian women were little more than overworked drudges , responsible for all aspects of agriculture , food preparation , and domestic chores . Indian men appeared to have few or no responsibilities aside from bringing home ...
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African American Women | 14 |
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Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New World Dorothy Auchter Mays Vista previa limitada - 2004 |
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American Indian Chronology: Chronologies of the American Mosaic Phillip M. White Vista de fragmentos - 2006 |