Title: Making Cloth - Role of women in colonial America
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clothing their family
Content: The daunting task of spinning, sewing, weaving, and knitting, eventually transformed from a tiring chore done at home alone, into a social gathering for women. Colonial women created events referred to as “bees” (Holliday, 1960). The women held quilting bees, spinning bees, knitting bees, sewing bees, paring bees, and several other types of “bees” (Holliday, 1960). These “bees” made the work more enjoyable and helped develop a spirit of community. Women in colonial times had several large tasks to undertake to care for their family. They were responsible for making goods that would be used daily in their homes and in the community. Without the work of women the colonies would not have survived. The items that women created made life possible for everyone in colonial America.