Loosening the Bonds: Mid-Atlantic Farm Women, 1750-1850, Volume 2

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Yale University Press, Jan 1, 1986 - Social Science - 271 pages
The first book to investigate the rich and complex lives of rural women during the late colonial and early national periods. Jensen focuses on women in the Philadelphia hinterland and shows how they became an essential part of that area's rise to agricultural prominence. Examining not only the Quakers, who formed the dominant group in the region, but also black and other ethnic groups, Jensen offers fascinating details on the ways farm women functioned in the varied spheres of their lives. Her book makes a major contribution to women's history.
 

Contents

The Social Geography of Dependency
57
The Economics of the Butter Trade
79
Churns and ButterMaking Technology
103
Rural Domestic Economy
114
Biography of a Farm Woman
129
THE PUBLIC SPHERE
143
Epilogue
205
Notes on Sources
231
Index
265
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