Woman's Life In Colonial Days

About this eBook

Author

Holliday, Carl, 1879-1936

Title

Woman's Life in Colonial Days

Credits

Produced by Mark C. Orton, Karen Dalrymple and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Language

English

LoC Class

E186: History: America: Colonial History (1607-1775)

Subject

Women -- United States -- Social conditions

Category

Text

eBook-No.

15488

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15488

Release Date

March 28, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.WOMAN'S LIFE IN COLONIAL DAYS
2. 2.CARL HOLLIDAY
3. 3.CORNER HOUSE PUBLISHERS — WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS
4. 4.PREFACE
5. 5.CONTENTS — WOMAN'S LIFE IN COLONIAL DAYS
6. 6.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:
7. 7.COLONIAL WOMAN AND EDUCATION — I. Feminine Ignorance — II. Woman's Education in the South — III. Brilliant Exceptions — IV. Practical Education — V. Educational Frills — FOOTNOTES:
8. 8.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:
9. 9.COLONIAL WOMAN AND DRESS — I. Dress Regulation by Law — II. Contemporary Descriptions — III. Raillery and Scolding — IV. Extravagance in Dress — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.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:
11. 11.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:
12. 12.COLONIAL WOMAN AND THE INITIATIVE — I. Religious Initiative — II. Commercial Initiative — III. Woman's Legal Powers — IV. Patriotic Initiative and Courage — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.BIBLIOGRAPHY
14. 14.INDEX — A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H — I — J — K — L — M — N — O — P — Q — R — S — T — U — V — W

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