Zusammenfassung der Ressource
did women have greater possibilities in New France
- New Possibilities
- over 20 outstanding women in business, church and politics who left their mark
- Agathe de Saint Pere
- established the manufacture of textiles and fabrics and mass founded a firm that mass produced maple syrup
- high ranking women in church who rubbed shoulders with France elite
- Marie D'Incarnation
- built, ran and rebuilt convent/school for French and aboriginal girls
- Marguerite Bourgeoys
- founded a school to teach poorer children
- Jeanne Mance
- nurse who founded hospital
- persuaded France to provide money to fight Iroquois
- instrumental in raising money for endeavors
- took over running and defending communities when their husbands away
- Mdme de La Tour
- travelled to France to plead husbands case
- took command of fort's 45 men for 5 days to withstand seige
- demographics placed women in demand
- Filles de Roi
- Limitations
- most women lived similar to those in France
- women in powerful positions was exception and unusual
- no woman acted as governor, bishop, intendent, etc
- acted for church husband
- necessary adaptationon frontier
- more freedom for elite
- ignores importance of women's regular role to survival
- Women in France
- raised children
- sewed/domestic work
- worked fields
- did not participate in business, etc
- finite role with rural less rigid
- produced goods for home consumption
- church dominated by men