What is the role of woman in new France play?

Answer 1

Women in New France took care of the children, ran the household as well as worked outside. They also had more priveleges in Canada than in France or Britain because they had a chance to go to school!

The women came to the colony in the first place because the first few women that came to new France were nuns. They were sent out by religious orders to help convert and educate Native Peoples. Women saw other women going there are and became interested and attracted to new France. At first new France had a very low number of women. They were usually priveleged. They had very few rights though. Married women couldn't be sued or sue, couldn't easily carry on business, dispose of own property, without the husbands permission. Women were usually more knowledgable because men were always gone fur-trading. If the womans' husband were to die they would be allowed to carry on a business or run a business. They were able to work in family business and be partners. They learned skills of buying, selling, investing, and bookeeping.

Women had to clean and tidy the house, chamber pots, once a month they washed the floors, by sprinkling water on the floor. The girls, until the age of 12 went to school, after that, from 12-16 they were to get married. Girls over the age of 12 who are not married helped their mothers run the house, women also had to prepare and make all the meals. twice a day they had to carry in buckets of water. During the harvest season, women and children helped the men with the harvest.

Answer 2

Men would work the land, maintain farms, produce and harvest food.

Answer 3

They supplied food, they were the farmers of New France and then Quebec.

Answer 4

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