ix Contents Salt, 159 Second Bank of the United States (1816–1836), 160 Slavery, Agricultural, 163 Slavery, Urban and Industrial, 168 Slavery and American Indians, 172 Ten-Hour Day, 174 Family and Gender, 177 Introduction, 177 Adultery, 181 Aging and Death, 184 Childhood, American Indian, 189 Childhood, Middle-Class, 193 Children and Wage Work, 194 Children in Slavery, 196 Courtship, 200 Coverture, 203 Cult of Domesticity, 205 Divorce, 209 Domestic Violence, 210 Enslaved Women, 213 Fatherhood, 216 Gender Relations, American Indian, 218 Honor, 221 Housework, 225 Manhood, 230 Marriage, 233 Midwifery, 236 Mixed-Race Children, 240 Orphans and Guardianship, 244 Parenting, 247 Plantation Mistresses, 251 Pregnancy and Childbirth, 254 Republican Motherhood, 257 Rural Family Structure, 261 Sexuality, 265 Sibling Relationships, 268 Temperance, 271 Toys and Play, 273 A Treatise on Domestic Economy (1841–1856), 278 Women in America, 279