Question

What impressions does byrd convey about the role of women in the southern colonists

Answer 1

Plantation women quilted, helped raise their children, and helped their husbands supervise work on the plantation. ... The average women had house and outdoor duties.Women respected and bowed down to their husbands regardless of their class. Women of the planter class could get out of doing most of these tasks.

Answer 2

Women in the Southern Colonies principally prepared meals for the family, they took care of their own children and had the house in a good condition. They used to made soap, butter and candles. This way to live continued into the late 20th century.