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This passage while short in length summed up womens rights effectively stating women were stronger patriots then men. The writer is asking for equality even though women "[s]ometimes surpass them in our love for the public good." Women surpassed men in their love for country and fight for freedom by willingly allowing their sons and husbands to fight and maybe die for their country. Did all women feel the same as this writer that they were willing to give up vain items (hair accessories) at the end of the Revolution just as they were able to stop drinking tea at the start of the Revolution? -Megan W. | This passage while short in length summed up womens rights effectively stating women were stronger patriots then men. The writer is asking for equality even though women "[s]ometimes surpass them in our love for the public good." Women surpassed men in their love for country and fight for freedom by willingly allowing their sons and husbands to fight and maybe die for their country. Did all women feel the same as this writer that they were willing to give up vain items (hair accessories) at the end of the Revolution just as they were able to stop drinking tea at the start of the Revolution? -Megan W. | ||
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| + | I love this letter. When Abigail wrote this letter to her husband she hoped that he would include women in the new code of laws. She wasn't afraid to say that if they were not recognized they would rebel. He laughed at her request for women to be included in those laws. She even wrote to her friend Mercy Warren, trying to get a petition going of their greviances. An interesting point was when Abigail wrote back to her husband and said, "we have it in our power not only to free ouselves but to subdue our masters." She was telling him that women had a lot more power than men realize. By the power of persuation and a woman's wit and charm, women could get their masters to submit to whatever they wanted. Abigail was very "saucy" and is not afraid to tell her husband what she thinks and admits she will fight against laws that have no representation for women. I like that Abigail saw this as a golden opportunity for women to seek out more liberties and express themselves in this new government these men were creating. -Marsha Himes | ||
