Title: Colonial Women ***
Headings: Colonial Women
Colonial Women
Colonial Women

Content: The Puritans believed that the scaffold was inhabited by the devil "where evil doers were set up for public shame". The Scarlet Letter is a famous fictional book written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850. The book tells the story of the adulteress Hester Prynne who is forced to wear a scarlet A to mark her shame. Colonial Women - Wealthy European Colonial Women
The wealthy Colonial Women from Europe of the later colonial years enjoyed a life that was similar to that they would have experienced in Europe. Wealth enabled them to live in great town houses and colonial mansions. Their clothes were highly elaborate and made of velvets, satins and silks. Their lifestyle was centered around the house, ensuring the servants and slaves performed the tasks necessary to run such a stylish home. The social life of Colonial women who lived in towns was focussed on visiting other women and arranging special social events where their husbands could meet with their contemporaries. Additional information is available in Colonial Society. Colonial Women - Indentured Servants


A massive 80% of of the total British and continental emigration to America prior to the American Revolutionary War were Indentured Servants.