2006-11-18 13:07:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
They were the property of their husbands. They did all of the household manual labor. The poor ones died early. The rich ones held slaves and were pampered.
2006-11-18 13:09:10 · answer #1 · answered by Isis 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it varied.
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2006-11-18 13:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by macdoodle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering it was several hundred years before women's rights in the US, they were mostly housekeepers, and caretaker of the lil ones.
2006-11-18 13:12:35 · answer #3 · answered by Oklahoman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would describe it as appropriate.
Women's liberation hurts women.
2006-11-18 13:22:45 · answer #4 · answered by chemicalimbalance000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much better than a poor slave.
2006-11-18 13:10:37 · answer #5 · answered by Pearl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋