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cases. Women's work varies greatly with the 

 size of the family and the age of the children. 

 Most women had no clear idea of the time 

 spent, and the following figures are guesses 

 given under some pressure. 

 Case 1 

 (3 adults in family.) 



Hours 



Going to mill Vz 



Carrying water (3 ollas in morning, 2 



in afternoon) 1 or 2 



Making tortillas 1 or 2 



Other food preparation 2 or 3 



Washing clothes and taking bath on 



Wednesdays 5 



Sweeping (not every day) V2 to 1 



Marketing % 



Shelling corn: 



Green % 



Dry % 



Visiting neighbors Variable 



Resting Variable 



Minimum daily schedule 6 



Total waking hours 13 



Case 2 



(Family of 8; two girls, one about 8, one about 13. 

 Woman helps in store owned by family in spare time 

 but both girls help, take maize to the mill, etc. Follow- 

 ing is estimate of the day preceding the interview.) 



Hours 



Going to mill % 



Shelling corn 2 



Making tortillas 2 



Carrying water (met friends) 2 



Washing clothes (Friday) 2 



Sweeping (daily) % 



Marketing (longer if she meets friends) V2 



Food preparation 3 



Care of children No idea 



Visiting friends — does not go out, 



friends visit her in store None 

 Estimated total on ordinary days (not 

 including work in store and caring 



for children) 10 



Cases 



(Family of 6; 4 children, all big enough to care for 

 themselves; woman also helps in store.) 



Hours 



Mill 1/2 to 1 



Making tortillas 4 



Carrying water (3 or 4 ollas) 1 



Ironing (Friday or Saturday) 2 



Sweeping (daily) V2 



Marketing % 



Food preparation 3 



Daily minimum, about 10 



In addition to above, washes 1 day a week, 7 hours. 

 Also goes occasionally to Parieutin for an hour to inter- 

 view a debtor. 



Waking hours, about 15 



Case 4 



(A widow. Several adults in family; woman assisted 

 by daughter-in-law.) 



Hours 



Making tortillas V2 



Carrying water (10 ollas with assist- 

 ance of daughter-in-law) ^2 



Cooking 1 % 



Sweeping (twice a week) M 



Marketing (average) Vi 



Shelling corn % 



Daily minimum 4 to 5 



In addition, washing and bathing on Wednesday con- 

 sume 6 to 7 hours. On Thursdays the informant goes 

 to the Paraje to gather herbs, about a 2-hour trip each 

 way. From Saturday to Monday the informant is in 

 Uruapan selling the herbs. 



Case 5 

 (3 adults in family.) 



Hours 



Water carrying, 5 to 7 ollas 



morning and afternoon (estimate) 1 

 Tortillas, morning and afternoon 



(total) 2 



Shelling corn — buys it shelled 



Going to mill ^,'.; to 1 



Marketing V2 



Food preparation % to 1 



Sweeping (once a week) V2 



Washing and bathing every Thursday, 



about 5 



Daily minimum, about 5 



Despite the few hours appearing in the statement, 

 the informant said she had little time to rest. 



Case 6 

 (3 people in family.) 



Hours 



3 ollas of water, morning and afternoon ^2 to 1 



Tortillas 1 



Going to mill V2 to 1 



Shelling corn V2 



Sweeping % 



Food preparation 1 



Marketing % to 1 



Resting 1 to 2 



Daily minimum (exclusive of rest 

 period) about 5Vi 



Visits neighbors a little. 



Clothes washing 8 a. m. to 1 p. m., Tuesdays. 



