Title: Women of Colonial Virginia - Wikipedia
Headings: Women of Colonial Virginia
Women of Colonial Virginia
Contents
Overview
Women's Roles Before and After European Colonization
Why Women Came to Virginia Colonies
Women's Rights
Indentured Servant
Women of the Virginia Colonies
Pocahontas (Matoaka)
Mistress Forrest
Anne Burras
Temperance Flowerdew
Cecily Jordan Farrar
Jane Pierce
Jane Dickenson
Hannah Bennett Turner Tompkins Arnold
Mary Aggie
Christina Campbell
References

Content: Until 1654 and the Anthony Johnson v. John Casor case If a woman was of African descent, then she was a part of the indentured servant population, after that case there was a change in legal status and they were slaves. African American women were first brought to Virginia in 1619 three women and 20 men. They were sold into bondage to wealthy Planters like Governor George Yeardley .As time passed African American women forced to work in the fields and do jobs that were known as part of the men's role in American and European society, as well as perform domestic duties.. Black women were also seen as a way to produce native born slaves. There was class, race and gender structure in Colonial America. The female indentured servants, did not encounter any conditions different than what they experienced at home in England, from household chores to farming. The role of women was clearly defined. If of the Planter (upper) class, she was expected to supervise the slaves attending to the household, and play a supporting role to the man. The wives of farmers, found life harder, toiling dawn to dusk and beyond, in the house and in the field, but this harder life led to more dependence on and respect for the woman's role. Women's Rights
In the Early stages of the Virginia colonies, women did not have as many rights as they did in England. Women were not able to take part in many things, such as voting, owning land, or even holding a spot in political office.