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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... become wives , mothers , and helpers in their family's trade , nuns renounced romantic entangle- ments and the possibility of motherhood . In lieu of assisting in a family business , these women em- braced one of the few avenues ...
... become self - sufficient , agricultural communities . The overwhelming majority of set- tlers were male , and the founder of the colony appealed to France for young , marriageable women . The colony lacked stability , with men fail- ing ...
... become the subject of unjust accusa- tions by rival tavern owners who wished to damage her reputation or cause her to lose her license . A number of serving girls who worked in taverns could have easily dallied in prostitution , with or ...
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Abortion | 1 |
Addictive Substances | 8 |
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 |
Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New World Dorothy A. Mays Sin vista previa disponible - 2004 |
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American Indian Chronology: Chronologies of the American Mosaic Phillip M. White Vista de fragmentos - 2006 |