<P> Besides household duties , some women participated in the fur trade , the major source of cash in New France . They worked at home alongside their husbands or fathers as merchants , clerks and provisioners . Some were widows who took over their husband 's roles . A handful were active entrepreneurs in their own right . </P>
<P> Besides household duties , some women participated in the fur trade , the major source of cash in New France . They worked at home alongside their husbands or fathers as merchants , clerks and provisioners . Some were widows who took over their husband 's roles . A handful were active entrepreneurs in their own right . </P>
the economy of new france was based on what
the economy of new france was based on what
the fur trade
the fur trade