All of the following are true about colònial societal values, as relating to gender, EXCEPT
men could have extramarital affairs, with little social condemnation, but women could not
women in wealthy families were largely secluded by society and kept at home
O parents largely dictated the marital choices of their children, with the support of the Church
O premarital sex occurred, and was quietly accepted by society - unless a pregnancy resulted
O widowhood was a means by which some women could obtain significant economic power