02393cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000130010610000350011924500340015426400510018830000470023933600260028633700260031233800360033850000310037450801560040552012050056153400800176665300560184665300270190285600760192985600430200599900190204871532UtSlPG20260610134644.0mcr n260607r20231895utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE186aHQ1 aEarle, Alice Morse,d1851-191110aColonial dames and good wives 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-08-31  aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Colonial Dames and Good Wives" by Alice Morse Earle is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the lives and roles of women in the early American colonies, focusing on their contributions to society and family life during that period. Earle sheds light on various aspects of colonial women's experiences, including marriage, widowhood, and their involvement in the community.  At the start of the book, Earle introduces the notion of the significantly different experiences men and women faced in the colonial settlements, particularly in Massachusetts and Virginia. She describes the early days of the colonies, illustrating how the scarcity of women in Virginia led to the importation of brides for lonely male colonists. Through vivid anecdotes, she captures the stark contrast between the bustling courtships on the shores of Virginia as men eagerly awaited their prospective brides, and the challenges faced by women in both settling and thriving in a new, often harsh environment. The opening effectively sets the stage for a deeper exploration of colonial women's lives and contributions as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cBoston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 1895  aUnited States -- Social life and customs -- To 1775  aWomen -- United States4 uhttps://archive.org/details/colonialdamesgoo00earliala/page/n5/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71532  c112258d112258