It very much depended on if the native women were married or not. Though both women's groups did much of the same work (the male neophytes worked in the fields or ranch lands), women tended to the nearby gardens, made candles or soap, or were taught skills like weaving--how they were treated at nighttime was different. Unmarried women and older girls were placed in a crowded dormitory situation, locked away at night "for their protection." The Catholic Fathers were very strict, only allowing 'dating' through the building's window before a proposal of marriage was accepted and allowed by the Church. Because this dormitory situation was unsanitary and so crowded, disease was rampant here. So many died that the unmarried neophyte males would ask the priests to 'raid' surrounding villages so wives might be found. Mission life for women wasn't just making soap. Their lives were greatly impacted by very strict rules which impacted their health and freedom.
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