Part A

Urban

• Knitting (dress making, making clothes)
• Cooking (make bread, cheese, butter, curing meat)
• Decision to move would be up to the man (therefore the woman is expected to listen)
• Spend as little as possible
• Women expected to take care of domestic responsibilities
• Cant marry lower class

 

Rural

• Mostly First Nations or Metis
• Expected to be married
  • First Nations families marry off daughters in exchange for gifts
  • First Nations will get access to supplies at forts
  • Fur trader gets company
  • Trader gets a connection to fur supplies
• Women helped fur traders navigate the land
• Make snow shoes, repair, canoes, make soap, candles
• Helped traders find food and cook.
• Interpreters for fur traders

Part B

In the 1800’s the men were expected to make decisions for the household such as when it comes to moving areas to live in. “Before the master of the household fully decides upon taking so important a step as leaving his native …..” (pg.13) Now a days, most husbands and wives make both small and big decisions together. On the other hand, women are expected to have the skill of cooking for families as the husband requires; “An acquaintance with the homely art of baking…..is necessary to be acquired” (pg 14). Women are still thought of as the cook of the house today, but many men also have this skill of cooking, and will often share the responsibility of preparing a meal each day.