History of the United States I / Unit 12 USH1 1704 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Gender and the Household
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The idea
The antebellum South was especially male-dominated, and wealthy planters in particular acted as patriarchs and household sovereigns.
In practice
Labour and daily ritual among White members conforming to rigid gender delineations.
Where people slip
White women were relegated to the household and lived under the thumb and protection of the male patriarch.
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