What role did women play in the eighteenth century economy?
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- Women of the eighteenth century married out of economic necessity, whether they wanted to or not.
- A woman of the eighteenth century could not provide for herself or be an active member of society if she did not find a husband.
- I don't even love him 😔
- *sigh*
- I love you.
- coitus interruptus - withdrawal of the male before ejaculation
- Economic instability during the 1700s impacted the number of children a family could afford to properly care for. The birth control market began to boom as women and their partners began to look for birth control and other methods to avoid pregnancy.
- Do we have to do coitus interruptus again??
- At least we won't have to pay for ANOTHER child.
- "The Family Economy" is a term used to describe the common practice of a family to work as a single unit rather than individual employment during the eighteenth century.
- *sigh*
- Women in particular usually had roles inside the home as opposed to labor-based duties.
- We must all work together as a family to produce more textiles.
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