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Originally Posted by Blossom
 You're probably right. I should just stay away from Historicals that are being published today. All the modern terminology confuses me. |
I agree with you. Frankly I don't think there was even the concept of "underage". More as mentioned married or spinster. An unmarried girl or woman was usually under the protection of her family. If alone, she was extremely vulnerable. I can't imagine a "hero" of that period being at all worried about taking a young woman "across state lines". I think that is very much a 20th century idea. Women didn't have any legal rights, so I can't imagine the law being unduly concerned about age. Ten, eleven years girls and boys were working in factories into the 20th century. I have to remind myself sometimes how vast the changes have been, when my mother was born, a woman couldn't even vote in this country!
whoops am saying the same as Dreams and Joykins. Should have read ahead before commenting.