Part one of term paper
Personally, I would characterize the roles of women in the seventeenth century New England based on Rowlandson’s narrative as sub servant to men. Men in this society were the head of their households, pillars in the community and leaders in the church. There were a few women for example, Anne Hutchinson who tried to speak out publicly. ...

Part two of term paper
... excellent example that New England women knew their role and violation of their role was not tolerated. In the seventeenth century women’s primary existence was to serve their husbands and take care of the children and homes. In today’s society that might sound like slavery of some sort but this was the way of life for the women of New England. Their skills consisted of cooking, cleaning, sewing and taking care of the children. They were responsible for making clothes for the entire fa ...