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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... traditional feminine role , women were elevated in status , yet remained safely confined to the domestic sphere . Women were charged with increasing responsibilities to educate their children , establish a well - tended home environment ...
... traditional practices and disapproved of the emo- tionalism of the revivals . Charles Chauncy , the most prominent critic of the New Lights , commented on the unorthodox preaching by women and African Americans : " Indeed young persons ...
... traditional family pat- terns , which led to the prevalence of orphans , stepfami- lies , and a sense of impermanence . Other essays explore settlement patterns , motivations for immigration , servi- tude , and the rise of an elite ...
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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 |
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 |