History of the United States II / Unit 2 USH2 0162 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Women on the Homestead
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The idea
Pioneer wives had no right to sell property, seek a divorce in court, sit on juries or vote, yet their labour kept the farm running.
In practice
A typical farm wife in nineteen hundred giving nine hours a day to chores.
Where people slip
Two more hours went to barn and animal work. The law gave her almost no rights over the farm her work sustained.
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