Exploring Women's Lives in Colonial America

The video is part of the CW Kids Ask series, focusing on exploring 18th-century life through primary and secondary sources. It discusses the importance of these sources in understanding history, particularly women's roles in colonial America. The video also covers how historical spaces are furnished using primary sources and how artifacts like clothing and pottery provide insights into the past. Audience questions about women's literacy, legal rights, and daily life are answered, and the video concludes with a discussion on common myths about history.

What is the main focus of the CW Kids Ask series?

• Discussing contemporary fashion

• Learning about future innovations

• Diving deep into 18th-century history

• Exploring modern technology

What is a primary source?

• A fictional story about the time period

• A modern analysis of historical events

• A document created after the time period being studied

• A document created during the time period being studied

Why must historians be cautious when using primary sources?

• They are easy to interpret

• They are written in modern language

• They can contain biases

• They are always accurate

What type of records did Amanda Keller use to furnish Elizabeth Harrison's room?

• Science fiction novels

• Contemporary fashion catalogs

• 18th-century probate inventories and letters

• Modern design magazines

What is one challenge historians face when researching women from the 18th century?

• Excessive modern interpretations

• Too many primary sources

• Limited primary sources written by the women themselves

• Lack of modern technology

What was one reason wealthier women in colonial Virginia did not do their own laundry?

• They did not know how to do laundry.

• They had enslaved individuals to do it for them.

• They preferred to buy new clothes instead.

• They did not have access to water.

What was a popular toy among people of all social statuses in colonial times?

• Yo-yo

• Bilbo catcher

• Marbles

• Rubber ball

What can we learn from examining historical clothing artifacts?

• The number of children the wearer had

• The favorite color of the wearer

• The body shape and height of the wearer

• The exact date the clothing was made

What legal right did women have if their husbands wanted to sell their property?

• They could sell it themselves.

• They could demand a higher price.

• They had no legal rights.

• They could refuse the sale.

Which of the following professions were women restricted from in the 18th century?

• Midwives

• Seamstresses

• Doctors

• Laundresses