Aztec woman in the household

The life of all Aztecs was the same everyday. At the early hours of the morning, they would get up and go straight to work. They would eat a light meal at midmorning usually made of maize gruel (atolli) at least the commoners. The nobles would eat light chocolate or something extravagent like that. Afterwards, they would return to work. Noble women would sometimes go and visit with other noble women. They would meet and talk about what was happening in society. Life was sometimes better for commoner women. They could go to the market and could hear about what happened in the empire. Noble women who had their every movements tightly controlled because of the political signifigance of their relationships, had to rely on servants for that information.
At noon, Aztec families would have their main meal and relax for a bit afterwards. They then would go back to work in the fields, or the house or the market. They would have a brief evening meal at the end of the day and go to bed at sunset.
Before in this site, I mention that a woman’s main job is to have children. This holds true as the most important job in the household. Having children is her number one job. If she bears sons, the fathers take over their education and then they go to school. If daughters, it is the womans job for the most part, to teach her how to spin, weave, cook and clean. These of course are the main jobs of can Aztec women in the house. She also may help the husband to work in the fields. She manages the slaves or servants if there are any, appointing them their jobs and chores. In a lower class home, it is her job to attend the market and buy their house needs. She can collect firewood and the usable water. She cooks and cleans. This was the role of most Aztec women. Very few held jobs outside the home, although there were other jobs for them.
An article written by Elizabeth Brumfiel shows that women adapted their weaving as the demand for tribute increased. As this was a job for homemakers, they changed the spindle sizes and shapes in order to make more cloth, but not taking away from the value and quality.