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It is interesting how women are expected to dress act and carry themselves. They are supposed to be educated enough to read novels but really not to be heard in the public arena. The novels women were reading at the time, where they written by men and specifically for women? Were these novels worded in ways that women were to "behave" and not make a big scene in the public eye? Lauren Hicks. | It is interesting how women are expected to dress act and carry themselves. They are supposed to be educated enough to read novels but really not to be heard in the public arena. The novels women were reading at the time, where they written by men and specifically for women? Were these novels worded in ways that women were to "behave" and not make a big scene in the public eye? Lauren Hicks. | ||
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| + | I guess what I want to know here is what exactly was Grimke calling for women to do about the issue of slavery? She suggests that they "cannot be guiltless". But based on her descriptions of the role of women in society, lacking power and influence, is she actually just suggesting women must feel more guilty about slavery or is there a call for action hidden more subtly between the lines? -Adam Shlossman | ||
== Elijah Lovejoy and the Anti-abolitionist Mob, letter to a friend, 1837 == | == Elijah Lovejoy and the Anti-abolitionist Mob, letter to a friend, 1837 == | ||
