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WOMAN'S LIFE IN COLONIAL DAYS

CARL HOLLIDAY CORNER HOUSE PUBLISHERS

WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS

PREFACE CONTENTS

WOMAN'S LIFE IN COLONIAL DAYS

CHAPTER I COLONIAL WOMAN AND RELIGION

I. The Spirit of Woman II. Woman and Her Religion III. Inherited Nervousness IV. Woman's Day of Rest V. Religion and Woman's Foibles VI. Woman's Comfort in Religion VII. Female Rebellion VIII. Woman and Witchcraft IX. Religion Outside of New England FOOTNOTES:

CHAPTER II COLONIAL WOMAN AND EDUCATION

I. Feminine Ignorance II. Woman's Education in the South III. Brilliant Exceptions IV. Practical Education V. Educational Frills FOOTNOTES:

CHAPTER III COLONIAL WOMAN AND THE HOME

I. The Charm of the Colonial Home II. Domestic Love and Confidence III. Domestic Toil and Strain IV. Domestic Pride V. Special Domestic Tasks VI. The Size of the Family VII. Indian Attacks VIII. Parental Training IX. Tributes to Colonial Mothers X. Interest in the Home XI. Woman's Sphere XII. Women in Business FOOTNOTES:

CHAPTER IV COLONIAL WOMAN AND DRESS

I. Dress Regulation by Law II. Contemporary Descriptions III. Raillery and Scolding IV. Extravagance in Dress FOOTNOTES:

CHAPTER V COLONIAL WOMAN AND SOCIAL LIFE

I. Southern Isolation and Hospitality II. Splendor in the Southern Home III. Social Activities IV. New England Social Life V. Funerals as Recreations VI. Trials and Executions VII. Special "Social" Days VIII. Social Restrictions IX. Dutch Social Life X. British Social Influences XI. Causes of Display and Frivolity XII. Society in Philadelphia XIII. The Beauty of Philadelphia Women XIV. Social Functions XV. Theatrical Performances XVI. Strange Customs in Louisiana FOOTNOTES:

CHAPTER VI COLONIAL WOMAN AND MARRIAGE

I. New England Weddings II. Judge Sewall's Courtships III. Liberty to Choose IV. The Banns and the Ceremony V. Matrimonial Restrictions VI. Spinsters VII. Separation and Divorce VIII. Marriage in Pennsylvania IX. Marriage in the South X. Romance in Marriage XI. Feminine Independence XII. Matrimonial Advice XIII. Matrimonial Irregularities XIV. Violent Speech and Action FOOTNOTES:

CHAPTER VII COLONIAL WOMAN AND THE INITIATIVE

I. Religious Initiative II. Commercial Initiative III. Woman's Legal Powers IV. Patriotic Initiative and Courage FOOTNOTES:

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