This set of field notes consists of transcripts from interviews with women in Orasac. The names of the interviewees have been redacted in the scans. The page numbering on the physical pages is incorrect. The topics covered in the interviews include; families, marriage, arranged marriage, homes, land holdings, livestock, education, occupations, clothing, menstruation, folk music, health and ailments, doctors, travel, dowries, religion, hygiene, childbirth, miscarriages, menopause, sex, radios, pasttimes, slavas, laundry soap, awareness of various people, world events and places, fasting, disposal of the placenta after childbirth, aspects and customs of child rearing, ideal mates, dentures, abortions, electricity, country fairs, groceries, breastfeeding, weaning, housework, movies, gypsies, gender inequality, medicine, personal possessions, remedies for various afflictions, contraception, children, ear piercing.
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