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In colonial families, women used to handle childcare and domestic duties.
A major concern for women in the American colonies was getting married. Society expected them to marry at a young age, have children and take care of her husband. It was the mother who taught household activities to their daughters. From an early age, girls had to learn everything about handling childcare and domestic duties. Some women had ti support her husband in work activities of in growing crops, depending on the necessities of the family.