According to Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, men used women both positively and negatively. From my understanding of the book “Good Wives” there were more negative then positive ways of how men used women between 1650 and 1750 in Northern New England. Here I will briefly explain the one and only positive aspect followed by the negative aspects. I will also express my opin-ion of the relationships between men and women during this time period, whether they were positive …showed first 75 words of 718 total…

…showed last 75 words of 718 total…especially servants. As a final thought, although, there were more negative then positive aspects of how men used women, the relationship between men and women was positive, especially the relationship between husband and wife. In my opinion, husbands and wives, despite their different roles, complemented each other. Husbands respected their wives’ domain as the center or the heart of the farm and the family, whereas, the wives respected the husband’s authority and manly duties.