Everyday Life

If you're a fan of history, especially women's history, you may shudder to imagine what it would be like to do the work that women were called upon to do during the colonial period. Wealthy or poor, and those in the middle, were required, if not to do the actual physical labor, to supervise, organize,…

Position Entails Some Travel

Sarah kimble's travel journal Sarah Kimble was born in Boston, and about 1689 married Mr. Knight, an agent and shipmaster. It’s commonly thought that her husband was considerably older than she was, and that she must have taken charge of a bit of her husband’s business, because she possessed substantial business skills.  It was to…