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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... parents . Although in contemporary times we tend to associate custody disputes with divorce , marital breakdown accounted for only a tiny percentage of custody decisions in early America . More often , courts intervened to determine ...
... parent's blessing in order to marry . All colonies had statutes that required parental approval of a marriage , and a man could be severely punished if he courted a woman without her parents ' knowledge and consent . These laws served a ...
... parents would have instinctively reared their children in a secure and loving atmosphere , children who lost both parents had to depend on guardians who might have had no interest in providing a nurturing environment . The fragile life ...
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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 |