02450cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000230011524500570013826400510019530000470024633600260029333700260031933800360034549000610038150000310044250801140047352012880058753400450187565300200192065300510194083000610199185600430205299900170209527482UtSlPG20260610133628.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF2061 aJester, Annie Lash10aDomestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aJamestown 350th Anniversary Historical Booklet Number 17  aRelease date is 2008-12-10  aE-text prepared by Mark C. Orton, Carla Foust, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century" by Annie Lash Jester is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. This work explores the intricacies of domesticity and settlement during the early period of Virginia's colonization, particularly focusing on the roles and contributions of women and the establishment of stable homes. It provides a detailed examination of how domestic life contributed to the colony's survival and prosperity.  The opening of the book details the foundational years of the Virginia colony, beginning with the arrival of Mrs. Lucy Forest and her maid, Ann Burras, in 1608. It describes the initial challenges of colonization, such as harsh living conditions and the necessity for settlers to adapt to a new environment. Jester contextualizes the settlement efforts within the larger motivations of wealth and expansion from England, highlighting the fundamental role of women in creating domestic stability and their management of households amidst the challenges faced by the early colonists. The narrative illustrates the development of early home structures and the food sources that became integral to Virginia's survival, setting the stage for the later flourishing of colonial life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPlantation life  aVirginia -- Social life and customs -- To 1775 0aJamestown 350th Anniversary Historical Booklet Number 1740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27482  c68391d68391