Question

What are expectations and limits of puritan women

Answer 1

" They have in-place a hierarchal system; women served as secondary subjects to their husbands. • In some extreme cases women were viewed intellectually beneath male-children. • Despite the fact everyone is stained with original sin, women carry a heavier burden due to the depiction of Eve’s actions in the Garden of Eden from the Old Testament. Her actions were a corruption extended to all women. • As of 1636 colonial Puritan women officially could not speak in church. They had to be silent throughout the service. • Furthermore, women could not lead discussion on matters of theology—except in cases of all-female prayer groups."