![]() ![]() Barney's questions himself without any input from his wife. Had Cromwell not been sick, he would have answered all of Mr. Cromwell is showing some authority and involvement, but it is only because her husband is allowing her to. Cromwell "pointed to his wife and said that whatever she agreed upon, he would make it good" (36). Barney directed his first question towards Cromwell and was surprised when Mr. ![]() Cromwell was sick which resulted in some hearing loss. One example I read was about Jacob Barney going to Phillip Cromwell's house to negotiate a marriage. They were only allowed to do what their husbands allowed them to do. During the time period of 1650-1750, husbands ran the households and the wives did exactly what was expected of them and what they were told to do. In almost every story or example that I read, she disproves her claim. This may be what Ulrich claims she believes, however, there are many examples and a lot of evidence that say the opposite thing in her book. ![]() In Good Wives, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich claims that "the story of women is important not simply because it affected what we have come to know as the history of early New England but because it was an integral and essential part of that history" (240). ![]()
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