Women without a formal education took jobs as domestic workers, cleaning, and taking care of children of other families. Almost two million African-American workers— forced by economic necessity—worked on farms and in cities as domestic workers, laundresses, scrubwomen, and maids.
It would be the "Fundamental Orders of Connecticut" that is <span>credited with being the original example of the american value of self government, although the Mayflower Compact also gets some recognition. </span>
