Sally Schultz: Ann DeWitt Bevier, Widow and Estate Manager
MEDEA Spring Meeting, Wheaton College, Norton, Mass.
Thursday, April 7, 2016 [return to program overview]
Sally Schultz
State University of New York at New Paltz
The ledger that Ann DeWitt Bevier kept from 1802 until 1813 represents a rich primary source that provides perspective on how a rural agriculturalist and household head interacted with the social and cultural environment in the young American nation. Her accounting record expands the gendered history of economic life by illustrating the life and work of a woman who managed a farm, family household, brick kiln, rental property, and investments in financial instruments. The costs of educating her children were also detailed in the ledger, helping to inform us about the educational opportunities for females in early America.
Image credit: Historic Huguenot Street Library, New Paltz, N.Y., via Hudson River Valley Heritage.
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