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 — 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 — 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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