normally highly respected. A Midwife was normally paid in goods rather than cash, but it was still a profession that most women wanted their daughters to pick up. Also women would sometimes act as deputy husbands when their husbands were away. This allowed her to do things in her husbands place while they were gone. Usually this would have to be something that was declared. The danger with dealing with a deputy husband though was, that the husband could undo any contract or agreement made by the wife once he returned. Women were gi
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