Part of a woman's job of homemaking was sewing and needlework.

*Price: $350.00*

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Young men and women often became aquainted through relatives and friends or at church activities.

*Price: $350.00*

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In the 1870's thousands of Mennonites migrated from Russia.

*Price: $425.00*

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Pastor Karen Schellenberg prays after baptizing a new member of the church.

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Large families were common among rural Mennonites for economical, biblical interpretation of "Be fruitful & multiply", and group survival.

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Food preservation provided food for the winter months.

*Price: $400.00*

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Sustenance of religious belief through prayer, Bible reading & hymn singing.

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Mennonite girls were sent to the cities to earn money to help their families. They were known for their hard work, cleanliness and honesty.

*Price: $350.00*

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It was acceptable for a single woman to become a teacher. Later married women without children were also accepted. The first teaching academy was founded in 1889 in Gretna, MB.

*Price: $350.00*

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At gatherings men ate first, then the women often off of their husband's unwashed plates and then the children.

*Price: $500.00*

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Before cell phones, computers, and facebook, entertainment was homemade.

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The new generation of farmers include women who have chosen farming as their career.

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My grandmother always said, "A woman's work is never done!" Imagine the amount of laundry and cooking that needed to be done for the large families.

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An art form that continues to this day.

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Lack of man power due to alternative or military work or simply being one of the oldest in the family allowed females to do "man's work".

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Strict dress codes including head coverings indicated submission, humility and baptism.

*Price: $350.00*

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Extra money was earned by my grandmother by selling milk, cream and cottage cheese.

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Domestic Engineer is hardly a good job description for a mother of thirteen children. Large families were common as fertility management was not encouraged.

*Price: $375.00*

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Laundry was an all consuming task, water needed to hauled and boiled over a wood fire. Then the clothes were scrubbed by hand, wrung out and hung to dry year round.

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A dream come true for some but not for all.

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A farmer's wife who is a Mennonite artist. As a visitor to my studio asked, "Why are there so many talented people in this rural area?" "Is it something in the water?"

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First homes were made of sod.

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Hand spinning wool into yarn which was then used for clothing.

*Price: $350.00*

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Quilting bees allowed women to socialize and express themselves while creating a functional item therefore being an acceptable art form.

*Price: $700.00*

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First homes were made of sod.

*Price: $400.00*

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