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'''I loved how Esther DeBerdt Reed spoke so strongly and patriotically. She believed that women could be as patriotic as men, even if they were not doing the same duties in the war.''' I agree with what Marsha about what Reed wrote about "surpass[ing] them in our love for the public good." She believed that through strong patriotism and support for the country, the women could be active participants in the war, since they were not allowed to fight or take part in other areas of the war effort. She believed the men needed to know that the women were offering their help in any way possible. '''At the end of her writing, she writes, "Receive with a free hand our offering, the purest which can be presented to your virtue."''' Although the women could not participate as much as they may have liked, they were still more than willing to support the men who were fighting for them, in any and all ways possible. ---- Alex Mankarios | '''I loved how Esther DeBerdt Reed spoke so strongly and patriotically. She believed that women could be as patriotic as men, even if they were not doing the same duties in the war.''' I agree with what Marsha about what Reed wrote about "surpass[ing] them in our love for the public good." She believed that through strong patriotism and support for the country, the women could be active participants in the war, since they were not allowed to fight or take part in other areas of the war effort. She believed the men needed to know that the women were offering their help in any way possible. '''At the end of her writing, she writes, "Receive with a free hand our offering, the purest which can be presented to your virtue."''' Although the women could not participate as much as they may have liked, they were still more than willing to support the men who were fighting for them, in any and all ways possible. ---- Alex Mankarios | ||
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| + | I agree with Alex that Esther DeBerdt Reed spoke very strongly. I feel like Reed made a great case for women in her writing. She discussed the influence of Volumnia and other Roman ladies on ancient Rome. She also writes about women from different countries supporting their country's war efforts. Reed also calls on women to behave the same way that they did at the beginning of the Revolution. She wants them to return to supporting the cause, sometimes with extreme measures. I also liked that she signed it "An American Woman". She probably did that partly so people would not criticize her and partly to inspire the other women of America.--Katelyn Lease | ||
== Thomas Jefferson’s Slaves Join the British, 1781 == | == Thomas Jefferson’s Slaves Join the British, 1781 == | ||
