Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century America

by Merril D. Smith

Spanning the broad spectrum of Colonial-era life, "Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century America" is a revealing exploration of how 18-century American women of various races, classes, and religions were affected by conditions of the times--war, slavery, religious awakenings, political change, perceptions about gender--as well as how they influenced the world around them.

"Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century America" covers the area of North America that became the United States and follows the transformation of the British colonies into a new nation. The book is organized thematically to examine marriage and the family, the law, work, travel, war, religion, and education and the arts. Each chapter combines current research and primary sources to offer authoritative portraits of real lives of the everyday women during this pivotal early era in our history.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published June 30, 2008

About the author

I am a poet and independent scholar. My most recently published book is Sexual Harassment: A Reference Handbook. I'm currently working on two poetry collections and have published poetry in various journals. I'm one of the hosts of dVerse Poets' Pub

Reviews

[Peg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed learning about the day to day life of these women. They were horribly oppressed by society. Rarely are history books written about women.