Lighthouse

History of Families Whittington

  • Jan 1, 1350

    Renissance Era

    Renissance Era
    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

    Industrial Revolution
    mother-stay home
    father-work and make the mom happy
    children-under 5 stay with mom older went to work with dad
  • Civil War

    Civil War
    mother-house keeper,reproduce,teacher
    dad-work in fields,teach son to work hard
    children-entered field wrok at age of 8-12
  • 1920s

    1920s
    mom-went to work
    dad-went to work
    children-went to school if financially able
  • World War II

    World War II
    mother-work day and night
    dad-drafted 1943
    childern-drafted 1943
  • 1960s

    1960s
    mother-worked outside,housewife
    dad-provider
    children-school,learned dicipline
  • Current Time

    Current Time
    mother-
    dad-
    children-