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Colonial Dames and Goodwives

Colonial Dames and Goodwives

Alice Earle

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Heritage Books
Año de edición:
2026
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Genealogía, heráldica, nombres y honores
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9781556131509
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This work deals with the role of women in colonial America. The book begins with a discussion of the (sometimes involuntary) importation of women and girls into the young colonies and ends with a chapter on their domestic industries. Chapters include: Consorts and Relicts; Women of Affairs; 'Double-Tongued and Naughty Women;' Boston Neighbors; A Fearfull Female Travailler; Two Colonial Adventuresses; The Universal Friend; Eighteenth Century Manners; Their Amusements and Accomplishments; Daughters of Liberty; A Revolutionary Housewife; and Fireside Industries. The geographic coverage extends from Louisiana to Massachusetts.

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