Women’s Roles in Early America
Most women in early America were expected to work in the ______ and take care of children
What is Home?
Women could not participate in this major democratic process
what is Voting?
This means standing up against unfair treatment
what is Resistance?
Enslaved women worked both in the home and in the ______
What are Fields?
Zinn’s history focuses on ordinary ______, not just leaders
What are People?
In addition to housework, many women also worked in this area to support their families
What are Fields / farms?
When women married, their property often became their ______
Who is Husband’s?
Some women resisted by writing, speaking, and ______ publicly
what is Protesting / organizing?
Enslaved women had no control over their own ______
What are Lives / bodies?
Zinn argues that traditional history often leaves out ______
Who are Women?
Women’s work was often not ______, even though it was essential
what is Valued?
This system gave husbands legal control over their wives
what are Marriage laws / coverture (accept simplified answers)
Abigail Adams warned leaders to “remember the ladies” when making ______
what are Laws?
Zinn explains that enslaved women faced both racism and ______
What is Sexism?
The chapter shows that inequality between men and women was built into ______
what is Society / laws?
Women were expected to be this, meaning they followed rules without questioning
what is Obedient?
Women were treated as legally dependent on ______
who are Men?
Zinn shows that women’s resistance began ______ in American history
what is Early / from the beginning?
Families of enslaved women could be separated through ______
What is enslavement / being sold?
Zinn connects women’s struggles to larger systems of ______
What is Power / control?
Zinn emphasizes that women’s labor was important but often ______ in history
what is "Ignored / overlooked"?
Zinn argues that laws were created mainly by and for ______
who are Men?
Women challenged the idea that they should stay ______ and not speak out
what is Silent / quiet?
Enslaved women resisted through small acts like slowing work, escaping, or ______
What is Speaking out / rebelling (accept reasonable answers)?
According to Zinn, understanding women’s history helps us understand ______ today
what is Inequality / injustice?