Monday, August 11, 2008

A typical work day on Sugar plantations

WOMAN'S TYPICAL WORK DAY (1910)
4:00 am Women wake to prepare breakfast & lunch

5:00 am Whistle! Wake-up

6:00 am Gather at train or walk to field

11:00 am Whistle! Kaukau

11:30am Whistle! Kaukau pau -- go back to work

4:30 pm Whistle! Pau Hana

Go to furo/bath

Fix dinner

Garden, sew & other family care

8:00 pm Whistle! Lights Out

Continue family care activities

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