What Types of Opportunities Outside of the Home Did Colonial

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Essay

What types of opportunities outside of the home did colonial women have in eighteenth-century British North America? How did widowhood affect a woman's position in colonial society?

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Definitions:

Total Stockholders' Equity

The total net value of a company as determined by subtracting its total liabilities from its total assets, representing ownership interest.

Stockholder

An individual or entity that owns shares in a corporation's stock, giving them a claim on parts of the corporation’s assets and earnings.

Shares

Units of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset that provide for an equal distribution in any profits, if any are declared, in the form of dividends.

Stockholders' Equity

The residual interest in the assets of a corporation after deducting its liabilities; also known as shareholder's equity.