Overcoming
Technological Constraints
lAztec
women had a variety of roles.
lPeasant women helped in the fields, but
their primary work was in the household; skill in weaving
was highly esteemed.
lElder women trained young girls.
lMarriages were arranged between lineages,
and female virginity was important.
lPolygamy existed among the nobility; peasants
were monogamous.
