Ulrich shows a progression of change in how women's sexuality was viewed in New England. First, it begins with a society that depended on “external rather than internal controls” and in which many New Englanders responded more to shame than guilt (Ulrich 96). Courts were used to punish sexual misconduct such as adultery with fines, floggings, or sometimes even death. There were certain behaviors that "respectable" women were expected to follow and "bad sexual behavior" resulted in a serious decline in a woman's reputation due to even a single neighbor calling her names like whore or rough (Ulrich 97-98). Since the love between a man and his wife was compared to the bond between Christ and the Church, female modesty was an important ideal. “Within marriage, sexual attraction promoted the spouse; outside of marriage, it led to atrocious sins” (Ulrich 108). This modesty was expected to be maintained even as death approached and is seen with the example of Mary Mansfield in 1681. Ulrich describes Mary with five neck cloths tucked into her bosom and eleven caps covering her hair. “A good wife should be physically attractive…but she should not expose her beauty to everyone.” So, even when she died, Maria had to hide her sexuality and beauty. However, at the end of the 17th century and throughout the