There is Nancy Lameter-Cass, who concentrates on her role as a dutiful wife and on her husband's happiness, her sister Priscilla, unmarried and managing her father's farm she has the unconventional role and is an outcast in Ravloe, and Dolly Winthrop, who plays a good mother figure not only in her own family and to Eppie but in the community as well. ... Priscilla Lameter remains unmarried and runs her fathers farm, being as independent as a woman could be in the time period. ... Dolly Winthrop is not only a mother figure in her own family but throughou...

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The traditional family in this time included a working husband, a few kids, and a wife. ... Women were also expected to form a merry home and take care of her husband and family for whatever they needed. ... These working women were from New England, between the ages of fifteen and thirty years old, unmarried, and from middle-class farm families. ... These women were paid considerably more than other women who were teachers, farm laborers, and domestic workers, which were the three major jobs for women. ...

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City women worked in shops, while women of the suburbs worked on farms. Most women were also responsible for housekeeping, child rearing and preparing the family meals while her husband was at work. ... Well-off families taught their daughters at home. ... Women who lived on farms did most of the farm work by milking cows, feeding animals, and cultivating vegetation. ...

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They were capable of pioneering the land by running the farms and plantations. ... Some would prefer to dedicate their lives raising their kids and having a family. ... They are probably part of her goals in life, but there are also other equally important goals such as the need to build a family and live a happy life. One thing that feminism took away is the importance of the family values and her natural role of "the mother taking care of her children". ... I actually believe that it was a good thing at that time to give such great importance to the family and be united as a family. ...

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When a Seneca woman's pregnancy ended well and the child was lucky enough to live, the Seneca tribe was often traveling from place to place in search of new, fertile land to farm. ... Things such as gathering enough food to last the winter and making sure their families survived were more important than being able to read the fine print in a standard legal document. ...

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The FAO State of Food and Agriculture 2010-11 report shows that if female farmers had the same access as male farmers to agricultural inputs and services, they could substantially increase the yields on their farms. ... Woman is carrying two duties: as a housewife, taking care of her husband and children and she also had to work to support her family's financial. ...

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The man is posing with a pitchfork in his hand, showing the observer that they live on a farm, although the pitchfork could also lead to other assumptions. ... The message I received was that they were a middle or lower class family working. ... It appears like a stereotypical Midwestern family portrait. ...

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Only when the right to vote, hold office and equality gained, could African American women be concerned about their home, family, and work environments. ... These women left their homes, and in some cases, family, to fight for the rights of the race above gender, and, ultimately, got little to no credit for their efforts. ... These women left their homes and families and very few get credit for the sacrifices made because of the view of their roles and the discouragement of the recording of their efforts. ... Combined, these roles represented a curious sort of status for Hamer the wife, fa...

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'The property of a family belongs to the men of the family, no matter about the title. ... All the while, Alexandra is a strong and responsible character who rightfully owned the land, and successfully owned it, even purchasing several surrounding farms. ...

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Sarah Hale was born in New Hampshire in 1788 and grew up, like most people of her time, on a farm. ... And Ladies Magazine was also a strong proponent of educating women in order to increase their superiority as wives and mothers, and prepare them for any emergency in which they might have to step in and support their families. ...

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The Enlightenment : The Value of Children The social consciousness of any particular era will always express itself through the mass majority and their actions. If the governing body is wise they will allow it's legislative and judic...

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