Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-394) and index.
Contents
Women wanted -- From hut to mansion -- "in the increasing way' -- Housewives and their helpers -- Pleasures and pastimes -- Wardrobe and toilet -- Courtship and marriage-making -- Conjugal felicity and domestic discord -- The schooling of girls -- The lady's library -- Participation in public affairs -- Professional occupations -- Shopkeepers and artisans -- Tavern hostesses and planters -- Crimes and punishments -- Under the law.
Summary
One of the classic works in American social history, this book is the first comprehensive study of the daily life and status of women in southern colonial America.
