What did the women do for work in Colonial Philadelphia around the years of 1682 and 1750?
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Women from middle or upper class families did not work. Poor women did the following types of jobs: Washing - doing laundry by hand for other people Maid Cook Farming (milking cows, eggs from chickens) Server in an Inn or Tavern (In 1773, there were over 120 taverns in Philadelphia รข€” 21 taverns on 2nd Street alone.) Seamstress - making clothing Milliner - hat maker Midwife - delivery babies Further info: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_1741502192_3/Colonial_America_Life_in.html#p103 Here's an interesting interactive website: http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/intro/map.html Hope this helps!
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Women from middle or upper class families did not work. Poor women did the following types of jobs: Washing - doing laundry by hand for other people Maid Cook Farming (milking cows, eggs from chickens) Server in an Inn or Tavern (In 1773, there were over 120 taverns in Philadelphia รข€” 21 taverns on 2nd Street alone.) Seamstress - making clothing Milliner - hat maker Midwife - delivery babies Further info: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_1741502192_3/Colonial_America_Life_in.html#p103 Here's an interesting interactive website: http://www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/colonial/intro/map.html Hope this helps!
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