Native American Women Vs Colonial Women Essay

I believe that the colonial women picked Native Americans customs over the English because the Native Americans women had more privilege then the women in the colonial times. They were also more cherished by their adopted families and given more rights. The first reason that Mary Cole is a great example because she didn’t get the same treatment has her brothers have gotten. While her brothers were learning how to read, write, and do sums; however her and her youngest sister Elizabeth was only taught to read and sew since that was women work. For example, Native women would be working in fields and bring the food to feed the tribe. They had a more reasonable tasks to do other than colonial women had to do for a perfect housewife. When she reach the legal age to inherit the items that her father left her, she only inherited eleven cattle, a bed, and kitchenware also items that only can be carried for her new household just after she marries. Secondly, the …show more content…
When they were given to a new family the villagers would come and bring gifts to show that they are welcome to their tribe also that they were a part of the tribe. Mary Jenson proclaimed that gave all new stuff for the transitions of colonial ways. That when she was put inside a hut she spoke about how the chief of the tribe came in for prayer and others to view her has replaced met. Eunice Williams was captured at the age of eight when the French and Indian force their way into her town. When she was middle aged her English family hoped that she would stay; however that did not happen she just went back to her native life other than staying with the English. Her sons she had with her husband Arosen ranked up to be the chief of the village. Therefore she was one of colonial women that chose the Native American way other than the