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Authors: Carl Holliday
ISBN-13: 9780554351025, ISBN-10: 0554351021
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: BiblioBazaar
Date Published: August 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)
What was life like for women in the American colonies? This classic study suggests that, in spite of hardships, many colonial women led rich, fulfilling lives. Drawing on letters, diaries and contemporary accounts, the author thoroughly depicts the lives of women in the New England and Southern colonies. Thoughtfully written, well-documented account.
Chapter I | Colonial Woman and Religion | 3 |
Chapter II | Colonial Woman and Education | 70 |
Chapter III | Colonial Woman and the Home | 95 |
Chapter IV | Colonial Woman and Dress | 152 |
Chapter V | Colonial Woman and Social Life | 174 |
Chapter VI | Colonial Woman and Marriage | 247 |
Chapter VII | Colonial Woman and the Initiative | 291 |
Bibliography | 313 | |
Index | 315 |