"Insights into American history from Cobblestone magazine"--Copyright page.
Summary
In Colonial America, the port city of Philadelphia offered more opportunities for women like Rebecca Jones, a Quaker spinster and schoolteacher. Many women branched out from their traditional roles in housework, fulfilling occupations such as midwifery and sewing, or carrying on their late husband's trades.
Note
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 27, 2018).