During the last half of the nineteenth century, a number of
social and economic factors converged that resulted in the rural
village of Deerfield, Massachusetts becoming almost entirely
female. This drastic shift in population presents a unique lens
through which to study gender roles and social relations in the
late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The lessons gleaned
from this case study will provide new insight to the study of
gender relations throughout other historical periods as well.
Through an intensive examination of both historical and
archaeological evidence, the author presents a clear picture of the
gendered social relations in Deerfield over the span of seventy
years. While gender relations in urban settings have been studied
extensively, this unique work provides the same level of
examination to gender relations in a rural setting. Likewise, where
previous studies have often focused only on relations between
married men and women, the unique case of Deerfield provides
insight into the experiences of single women, particularly widows
and spinsters .
This work presents a unique contribution that will be essential
for anyone studying the historical archaeology of gender, or gender
roles in the Victorian era and beyond."
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