Her arguments are supported by primary sources. To help paint a better picture of the lives of colonial women before the war, Berkin quoted the planner of a Doctor’s wife that listed twenty-one different chores from both sides of the spectrum; tidying the house to slaughtering a pig for supper (pg. 8). In order to show their discomfort, women were willing to do without a wide range of things. They even planned to boycott certain items in spite of the Stamp Act (pg. 15). Articles from the “Boston Post” on February, 12th 1710 were used to show the names of women who were for boycotting tea (pg. 15). The primary source Berkin uses demonstrates women agreeing with changing their political ideals, although most women of a certain class prefer their names not be in the