Race and Ethnicity in the U S 9 24 Family Structure Before famine compared to after the famine Shift in land structure shift in family structure So many single women o Freedom of mobility able to move to other places if they wish Irish women in America Domestic s aka Bridget o Cooks maids laundresses o My Bridget my maid o Benefits shelter food clothing uniform Strong female networks o Groups of women all around the same age all single o All living together o Adopted family o Deeply connected sisterhood o Similar to a sorority Again changes in marriage and family structure o Women are getting married much later into their 30s because they enjoy the independence o Results in lots of Irish widows Images of Irish women in media Migration changed and shaped gender expectations of Irish women Potato famine land issues and changes in family structure pushed Irish women to emigrate IN America Irish women often worked as domestics enjoyed strong female kinships and if they married married later while enjoying more freedoms Stereotyped as being unfeminine stupid ugly and argumentative in anti Review Irish media GERMANS Early wages There are already Germans in Jamestown Various communities of religious groups came in the 1700s o Mennonites Amish Moravians Lutherans etc Most settled in PA Pennsylvania Dutch really German
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