The dearth of formal educational opportunities for women in the eighteenth century did not mean that women lacked education; they had an extensive and complex education that centered around managing a household and raising children. The skills necessary for this were daunting. A woman had to not only make the family's clothing but also to produce the cloth. She had to cook, process, and preserve food from crops she had planted and tended; to acquire at least a rudimentary knowledge of herbal medicines and how to apply them; to act either as a midwife or to assist midwives and know something about birthing; to tend the livestock and take care of the dairy; to educate young children; and sometimes to help with the family business. To master these skills young women learned from their mothers or served as apprentices or domestic servants to other families. Girls, like boys,.....
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