... ." Not only was a woman expected to be able to support herself by her labour, the household depended on her. The fulfillment of this ideal is shown by Mrs. Blodgett's example. Rebecca Whitmore Blodgett's husband bought, a month before their marriage, a rocking chair and six dining chairs. In the months following the wedding, Mrs. Blodgett brought to the store forty palm-leaf hats ... ...

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