| Contents | 10 |
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| Gender Ideologies as Complex Social Forces | 22 |
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| Gender Complexities Illustrated | 23 |
| Unique Contributions of this Research | 26 |
| The Organization of this Volume | 29 |
| Theoretical Framework for Understanding Gender Roles and Relations | 32 |
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| Defining Gendered Social Relations.1 | 32 |
| Gender Ideologies in America | 36 |
| Republican Motherhood | 37 |
| The Cult of Domesticity | 40 |
| Equal Rights Feminism | 46 |
| Domestic Reform | 48 |
| Feminine Mystique | 49 |
| Other Gender Ideologies | 50 |
| Other Social and Cultural Forces that Shape Gender Roles and Relations | 51 |
| The Social Relations of Class | 52 |
| Ethnic Identities, Other Identities | 53 |
| Rural, Urban, and Other Spaces | 56 |
| The Village, Families, and Archaeological Assemblages in this Study | 61 |
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| Early Settlement: 1665–ca. 1730 | 61 |
| Changing World View: ca. 1730–ca. 1776 | 65 |
| Emergence of New Elite Classes: ca. 1776–1850s | 67 |
| A Mysterious Century: ca. 1850s–ca. 1936 | 68 |
| Deerfield Village as a Research Arena | 68 |
| Families in this Study | 70 |
| Dr. Thomas and Esther Williams (ca. 1750–ca. 1770) | 70 |
| Ebenezer Hinsdale and Anna Williams (ca. 1816) | 72 |
| Tenants in the E. H. and Anna Williams’ Home (ca. 1845) | 74 |
| The Families of Reverend Moors (ca. 1848–1865) | 75 |
| The Ball Family (1865–ca. 1882) | 77 |
| Madeline Yale Wynne and Annie Putnam (ca. 1885–ca. 1904) | 78 |
| Research Methods and Archaeological Assemblages in this Study | 80 |
| Summary of Analyses | 84 |
| Ceramic Wares, Motifs, and Vessel Functions | 85 |
| Archival Research | 85 |
| Site 1/Occupation 1: Home of Dr. Thomas and Esther Williams (ca. 175
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