a women's job and chores in the #1800s

This was the only room that was always warm in the winter, and being near the fireplace meant that Mrs. Wilson didn't have to carry anything very far, for everything in the house was heavy. The firewood, the pots, the pans, the tea kettle, the poking iron, and the big buckets of water which had to be brought in from the well outside. With husbands at work and children at school, this was the woman's job. Women's chores were many. In these times, Mrs. Wilson had to make her own butter. First, she'd put fresh cream into a wooden container, and then churn and churn and churn. But then, Mr. Wilson bought a new kind of churner, which hung from a rocker. Whoever walked by gave it a sharp kick that kept the rocker