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Throughout history there has been a large contrasts between women's roles in Native American and Colonial society, for example, for a large period of time, married Colonial women held no rights, where in Native American society men and women had a sense of equality. Despite the large contrasts, there are some similarities, for example in both Native American and Colonial society, women had a deep connection to their communities and shaped them to become what they were.

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Throughout Most of Native American history

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Throughout Most of Native American history

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Despite the fact that all tribes are different and many tend to have different gender rolls, most Native American cultures shared certain characteristics that promoted gender equality. Gender rolls tended to have pretty blurred lines throughout Native American history.

Women typically owned the houses and land; men moved into their wives' houses at marriage, and if they divorced, the husband had to leave. Men were in charge of war, farming, government, and ceremonial societies. Pottery, weaving, and jewelry-making were normally assigned to either men or women, but these roles varied from tribe to tribe. Many of these gender roles persist to the present day. Women tend to be the child caretakers which is a common theme throughout history all over the world. Something that doesn't occur in most of history is that because women’s activities were central to the community’s welfare, they also held important political, social, and economic power.

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This evidence shows how in Native American society, despite certain gender roles that varied amongst tribes, there was a sense of equality among genders. This proves my claim because it shows the contrast between Native American and Colonial societies, from a male dominated society to communities that value equality.

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Married women under English common law held no property rights. Their legal status was put under their husbands. Only widows or single white women could own property under common law. White men were legally the masters of their wives and children and, until the end of the Civil War.
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Without the right to own land, married women could not accumulate wealth for themselves, forcing them to be dependent on men which contrasts to many parts of Native American history where Men and Women depend on each other instead of the dependency going only one way.

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The wealthiest educated their sons and daughters by hiring tutors, although most women received only a rudimentary education in reading, writing, and math. Town women shaped their communities through domestic and public work and the support of churches. Some women became midwives and nurses or ran taverns, inns, boarding houses, ferries, and shops. A few worked as attorneys during the early colonial period.

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Despite the lack of rights and education, colonial women still shaped their communities which is a theme that also shows up in many Native American communities.

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In the 1650s women only made up for 5% of the colonies. Women were expected to be servants or marry and carry children. It was a patriarchal society  which relates to a common theme throughout history of women's main role solely being to carry children, marry, and work in households and be scorned if they did otherwise.

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A common theme throughout all of history, which shows up in that example is women's having a large role in doing housework and taking care of children, this theme links to Native American women also having the role of caring of the children and house.

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A recurring theme throughout Native American history is a sense of equality in gender rolls, which is a rare occurrence in most of human history. In early colonial times, a common theme was the patriarchy, the colonies had a society that was male dominated and throughout the USA's history, this theme is still present though, over time the USA is slowly progressing toward a more gender equal society.

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Amnh.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2021.

“Women.” Ncpedia.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2021.