Women in colonial America

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1 Women in Colonial America Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Course Name Instructor’s Name Date
2 Women in Colonial America 1. How women’s roles differ in New England and Southern Colonies Women’s roles in the New England colonies were mainly limited to domestic chores. The women were expected to perform traditional duties like raising children and cooking. However, the Puritans provided specific roles for women in the church (OpenStax, 2019). In particular, religion in New England supported the “covenant of grace,” which emphasized the significance of religious education for women. At the same time, the Southern colonies expected women to perform domestic roles. The Southern colonies mainly relied on agricultural activities for the economy (OpenStax, 2019). In the era, plantation owners depended on enslaved people for economic growth and development. Therefore, women were essential in overseeing domestic tasks, including managing enslaved workers. 2. Legal rights women held during the colonial period Women in the colonial period lacked fundamental rights that would enable them to pursue personal growth and development (OpenStax, 2019). In particular, women in New England and the Southern colonies neither voted nor owned properties. The colonial powers tied women’s rights with their husbands. Accordingly, they believed that men’s votes represented women’s interests. The colonial powers expected the male family members to protect females. Overall, women’s rights were limited to domestic roles. They had to care for their households as men focused on societal welfare. 3. How Native women’s lives were different from colonial women’s lives The native women’s lives were different from women’s lives. The colonial women had limited rights restricted to domestic roles, while the native women could perform diverse
3 functions. For example, women in native societies played essential roles in essential community decision-making ( Mann, 2021). Women had the opportunity to compete with men in addressing different societal problems. In this way, the native women’s abilities were not limited to men’s presence.
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4 References Mann, B. (2021). Where are your women? Missing in action. In Unlearning the Language of Conquest (pp. 120-133). The University of Texas Press. OpenStax. (2019). U.S. history . OpenStax CNX. Retrieved from https://cnx.org/contents/p7ovuIkl@6.18:gMXC1GEM@7/Introduction