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I. Freehold Society in New England
Farm Families: Women and the Rural Household Economy
• Puritan commitment to independence did not include women
• A wife’s duty was to “love and reverence” her husband
• The courts prosecuted many women and few men for having sexual intercourse outside of marriage (fornication)
• Daughters usually received livestock or household goods, while brothers were given land
• Women assumed the role of dutiful helpmates to their husbands
• Bearing and rearing children was a very important task, as most women in New England married in their early 20s and by early 40s had given birth to 6/7 children
• More women than men became full members of Puritan congregations because they feared the dangers of childbirth …show more content…
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