In the 17th century rich women would normally be taught at home by a tutor, they were taught subjects like Latin, French, Needlework, and how to converse, and they were also taught how to look pretty and to play instruments like the piano.



When they were older there parents would decide who they were going to marry and the family of the women would pay a dowry to the parents of the husband. They only got married to get more popular and look more important, if the wives husband thought the wives got annoying the husband would put a scolds bridle on her head. If the husband wanted to get divorced the husband could just take the wife to market.



A rich women wouldn't normally get a job, they would just stay at home and look after the family and tell the servants what to do.



Poor women did not go to school or have an education, they just looked after their home, and span cotton or worked in fields.



Poor women had to look after there children and......

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Title: Women In The 17th, 18th, And 19th Century
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