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//__The English Hus-Wife__// __(1615)__

Gervase Markham wrote //The English Hus-Wife// in 1615, which concentrated specifically on middle class and lower class women. In his book, he expressed his feelings regarding certain roles women should have. He thought they should be absolutely flawless when it came to their cooking skills in order to provided tasty meals for the rest of the family. He also thought that they should take a part in growing herbs and preparing medicines for their family. These domestic roles took women away from other jobs forcing them to spend most of their time at home while the male in the family went out and earned all the money. Markham ideally showed some of the expected gender roles in the 17th century.

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