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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... quilting bee , or barn dance was a major event . Planting and harvest festivals were eagerly awaited by women whose lives were domi- nated by toil on lonely farmsteads . For those who lived in towns , visiting taverns was an acceptable ...
... quilts were embellished with elabo- rate floral , animal , patriotic , or fraternal motifs . Other quilts were made for church raffles or to sponsor a charity event . Following a quilting bee , the hostess usually pre- sided over a ...
... quilting stitches , 324 ( see also Quilting ) Neff , Mary , 120 Neill , Mrs. , 286 , 392 Never Done : A History of American Housework ( Strasser ) , 462 New Amsterdam . See Dutch colonies ; New York City New England bundling , 90 diet ...
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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 |