 were made for labour; one of them can carry, or haul, as much as two men can do. They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night; and, in fact, there is no such thing as travelling any considerable distance, or for any length...  Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]av William James Mills - 2003 - 797 siderIngen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - Om denne boken
 | Laura F. Klein, Lillian A. Ackerman - 1995 - 310 sider
...success in hunting, who is to carry the produce of their labour? Women, added he, were made for labour; one of them can carry, or haul, as much as two men can do. They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night; and, in fact,... | |
 | Jeannette Mirsky - 1970 - 400 sider
...plenty of women in his party — he never traveled without from five to eight wives — for, as he said, "one of them can carry, or haul as much as two men can do." Manatobie's plans took into account certain primary facts: their route led from the forest... | |
 | Nancy Millar - 2000 - 280 sider
...guide also had multiple wives — eight by some counts — and he had this to say about them, "Women were made for labor; one of them can carry, or haul, as much as two men can. They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night, and in fact there... | |
 | Elizabeth Vibert - 1997 - 388 sider
...Traders and Fishers Ostensibly quoting his Chipewyan guide Matonabbee, Hearne wrote that: Women . . . were made for labor; one of them can carry, or haul, as much as two men can do. They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night; and, in fact,... | |
 | James Rodger Miller - 2000 - 510 sider
...'who is to carry the produce of their labour?' Women, Matonabbee explained, 'were made for labour; one of them can carry, or haul as much as two men can do. They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night; and in fact there... | |
 | Sally Alexander - 2001 - 464 sider
...known to fight when necessary, and a North American Indian is reported to have said to Hearne: 'Women were made for labor. One of them can carry or haul as much as two men.' Feminine control over the means of production led to great power, and evidences of this are to be found... | |
 | Mina Hubbard, Anne Hart - 2005 - 536 sider
...strength to men. In the oftquoted words of the Chipewyan Matonabbee, "Women ... were made for labour; one of them can carry, or haul, as much as two men can do. They also pitch our tents, made [sic] and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night." 152 Although... | |
 | Kerry Margaret Abel - 2005 - 394 sider
...believed to be physically stronger than men. As Matonabbee explained, "women were made for labour: one of them can carry, or haul, as much as two men can do."20 Work was clearly divided on the basis of sex. Men were the hunters of large game, and they... | |
 | Mary P. Ryan - 2009 - 448 sider
...often concurred in this assessment of women's value. A Chippewa chief was quoted as saying, "women were made for labor. One of them can carry or haul as much as two men can."17 Regardless of invidious distinctions, be they drawn in contrast to native men or European ladies,... | |
 | 331 sider
...success in hunting, who is to carry the produce of their labour? Women," added he, "were made for labour; one of them can carry, or haul, as much as two men can do. They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night; and, in fact,... | |
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