2007-11-08 09:24:06 · 2 answers · asked by Grace P 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Marriage for girls at ages 14 to 18- reliably high childbirth deaths. sometimes parents picked husbands, too often older
Remarriage for widows, widowers an economic necessity
Rape a fact of life. Due to no indoor plumbing;bushes, slop
pots by bed, women did not wear underpants until 1900's.
marital violence a fact of life. there were no teenage years
2007-11-08 09:32:28 · answer #1 · answered by coneytennis 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everything revolved around the church. They had very little social life anyway. There was too much work to do. Everyone had to do their part. Even the little ones helped out as soon as they could hold a broom or something. Life was very harsh at that time. There wasn't a lot of time for it.
2007-11-08 17:41:51 · answer #2 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋