Leila
Horr and Leon Horr, Jr. on Cheabeague Island, Casco Bay, Maine. In
any work they did, whether for the maintenance of the home or to
help their husbands, women generally had to interrupt in order to
care for the children, as in this picture. Childcare was also in
itself a way to aid in a husband's work, in that if women were
looking after the children, men could concentrate on other things,
like lobstering. [P 445]
Leila
Horr and Leon Horr, Jr. on Cheabeague Island, Casco Bay, Maine. In
any work they did, whether for the maintenance of the home or to
help their husbands, women generally had to interrupt in order to
care for the children, as in this picture. Childcare was also in
itself a way to aid in a husband's work, in that if women were
looking after the children, men could concentrate on other things,
like lobstering. [P 445]