TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mays,Dorothy A.
TI  - Women in early America: struggle, survival, and freedom in a new world 
SN  - 1851094296 (hardback : alk. paper)
AV  - HQ1416 .M395 2004
U1  - 305.4/0973/09032 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Santa Barbara, Calif.
PB  - ABC-CLIO
KW  - Women
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 17th century
KW  - Encyclopedias
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
KW  - To 1865
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0422/2004019721.html
ER  -