History of Families Whittington

Renissance Era

Jan 1, 1350

Women stayed home
Men worked outside
Marriage was decided in infancy
Boys legal marriage age-14
Girls legal marriage age-12
Boys can start working at age-7

Industrial Revolution

Jan 1, 1760

mother-stay home
father-work and make the mom happy
children-under 5 stay with mom older went to work with dad

Civil War

Jan 1, 1861

mother-house keeper,reproduce,teacher
dad-work in fields,teach son to work hard
children-entered field wrok at age of 8-12

1920s

Jan 1, 1920

mom-went to work
dad-went to work
children-went to school if financially able

World War II

Jan 1, 1939

mother-work day and night
dad-drafted 1943
childern-drafted 1943

1960s

Jan 1, 1960

mother-worked outside,housewife
dad-provider
children-school,learned dicipline

Current Time

Jan 1, 2000

mother-
dad-
children-