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Women in Colonial America

Women in Colonial America
The household was the central institution of colonial society. This scene shows colonial women gathered for a quilting bee.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Appears in these articles:
Colonial America, Life in; Quilting; United States (History)
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