Under Household Government: Sex and Family in Puritan Massachusetts

The Puritans Were Not As Busy Policing Their Neighbors’ Behavior As Nathaniel Hawthorne Or Many Early American Historians Would Have Us Believe. Keeping Their Own Households In Line Occupied Too Much Of Their Time. Under Household Government Reveals That Family Members Took On The Role Of Watchdogs In Matters Of Sexual Indiscretion.