Women
- Independance was rare for women.
- Had to choose whom they were married, sometimes weren't even given a choice.
- Usually remarried if they became widows.
- Became servants if they refused to marry a random man.
- Lives had to be surronded by homes and family and the work that came with it.
- They maintained the garden, livestock, the cooking and the laundry.
- Fixed ripped clothing, also sewed many other things.
- They preserved the foods and nursed/raised/taught their many children.
- Prayed.
- Made bed covers, underwear, dresses, shirts and other items of clothes for their family.
- Acted as midwives.
- Was a big part of trade, they might have replaced their husbands while they were away.
- Sold whatever they grew on their crops.
- Churned butter.
- Kept the house peaceful and organized.
- Washed the dishes.
- Usually took up jobs as seamstresses, nuns, nurses, teachers or in the canning industry.
- Dyed clothes and quilts that they spun together.
Men
- Were eager to marry women, not for companionship but to keep their hunting and fishing licenses.
- Hunted, and caught fish. Brought them home for meat.
- Prayed.
- Worked in the fields; harvesting, seeding, tending the crops, hoeing and weeding.
- Were lucky to get jobs as lawyers, screen writers and doctors.
- Made furniture for the house.
- Chopped wood, milked the cow.
- Made the household goods.
- Skinned and prepared whatever they hunted.
Children
- Went to school if their parents could afford it.
- Helped sell goods at the market.
- Prayed.
- Worked in the fields alongside their siblings and possibly parents.
- Asissted their moms in most of the chores they had to do.
- Made brooms.
- Made candles/soap.
- Collected fire wood.
- Churned butter.
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