Women's Life During The Revolutionary Era

Race and class shaped women’s lives in North America during the Revolutionary Era in many different aspects of their lives. In the textbook and our handouts, there are various different examples of what life was like for these women in the Revolutionary Era. In the letters provided in Through Women’s Eyes:An American History with Documents, we are given primary sources of what women’s lives were like for those of various classes and races. The writings provide us with the insight needed to evaluate how a woman’s race and class impacted the aspects of their lives including the living conditions, education, values and or morals, their roles during the era, working conditions, and their health during this era. During the Revolutionary Era we are