Title: The Role of Women Before and During the Colonial Period
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Content: She then spent the bulk of her morning preparing food for the day and bread for the dinner. The afternoons were sometimes taken up by working in the garden, mending, or taking grain to the miller. Her time also was seasonal, as she had to raise the cattle, make sausage, preserve bacon, and complete the sewing of clothes. The workload obviously didn't get easier for the women. They also had to take care of their own children. Only if the family was wealthy enough, did the wife have a slave that helped around the house (Kamensky, 1995, page 46). Taking care of numerous tasks at  the same time was very crucial to the colonial women. Young children had to stay with  their mothers for most of the day, unless there was a nanny or older sibling to watch. Children also learned how to help provide for the family at a young age. Sewing was something women had to  accomplish during any spare time they had.