Women in early America : struggle, survival, and freedom in a new world /
Mays, Dorothy A.
Women in early America : struggle, survival, and freedom in a new world / Dorothy A. Mays. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2004. - xxi, 495 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Publisher description: Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New World provides insight into an era in American history when women had immense responsibilities and unusual freedoms. These women worked in a range of occupations such as tavern keeping, printing, spiritual leadership, trading, and shop keeping. Pipe smoking, beer drinking, and premarital sex were widespread. One of every eight people traveling with the Army during the American Revolution was a woman. The coverage begins with the 1607 settlement at Jamestown and ends with the War of 1812. In addition to the role of Anglo-American women, the experiences of Native American women, and African, French, and Dutch women settlers are discussed. Native American women who married white colonists faced immense challenges adapting to Anglo-American culture. The issues discussed include how women coped with rural isolation, why they were prone to superstitions, who was likely to give birth out of wedlock, and how they raised large families while coping with immense household responsibilities.
1851094296 (hardback : alk. paper) 1851094342 (e-book)
2004019721
Women--History--United States--17th century--Encyclopedias.
Women--History--United States--18th century--Encyclopedias.
Women--Social conditions--United States--Encyclopedias.
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Encyclopedias.
United States--Social conditions--To 1865--Encyclopedias.
HQ1416 / .M395 2004
305.4/0973/09032
Women in early America : struggle, survival, and freedom in a new world / Dorothy A. Mays. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2004. - xxi, 495 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Publisher description: Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New World provides insight into an era in American history when women had immense responsibilities and unusual freedoms. These women worked in a range of occupations such as tavern keeping, printing, spiritual leadership, trading, and shop keeping. Pipe smoking, beer drinking, and premarital sex were widespread. One of every eight people traveling with the Army during the American Revolution was a woman. The coverage begins with the 1607 settlement at Jamestown and ends with the War of 1812. In addition to the role of Anglo-American women, the experiences of Native American women, and African, French, and Dutch women settlers are discussed. Native American women who married white colonists faced immense challenges adapting to Anglo-American culture. The issues discussed include how women coped with rural isolation, why they were prone to superstitions, who was likely to give birth out of wedlock, and how they raised large families while coping with immense household responsibilities.
1851094296 (hardback : alk. paper) 1851094342 (e-book)
2004019721
Women--History--United States--17th century--Encyclopedias.
Women--History--United States--18th century--Encyclopedias.
Women--Social conditions--United States--Encyclopedias.
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Encyclopedias.
United States--Social conditions--To 1865--Encyclopedias.
HQ1416 / .M395 2004
305.4/0973/09032