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| + | In Judith Sargent Murray's essay ''On the Equality of the Sexes '', she provides a counter-argument from the men from Europe's early-modern period. It was generally believed and perpetuated that by the men of the early-modern period that, since men have superior bodily strength compared to women, they are therefore superior (just to name one example). On the other hand, Judith Murray contends that the inferior bodily strength of women is balanced out by a superior mental strength. It is interesting to witness how women during the colonial period worked to subvert century-old beliefs. In what ways are Murray's beliefs exemplified by feminists of the twentieth century? -Seth Mintzer | ||
== Phillis Wheatley, 1768, An address to George III == | == Phillis Wheatley, 1768, An address to George III == | ||
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Well it goes without saying that I loved these letters...I mean how could you not! But it was really refreshing to read '''the correspondence between John and Abigail it did not seem as dated and formal as some of the other correspondence we have read. There seemed to be a genuine ease and mutual respect for one another that was prevalent throughout'''; even when John gently shot her down basically. But I guess we can comfort ourselves with the hope that she probably gave him hell when he came home for not "remembering the ladies" I feel like every week the women become a bit more brazen in their correspondence and various writings, I love it! | Well it goes without saying that I loved these letters...I mean how could you not! But it was really refreshing to read '''the correspondence between John and Abigail it did not seem as dated and formal as some of the other correspondence we have read. There seemed to be a genuine ease and mutual respect for one another that was prevalent throughout'''; even when John gently shot her down basically. But I guess we can comfort ourselves with the hope that she probably gave him hell when he came home for not "remembering the ladies" I feel like every week the women become a bit more brazen in their correspondence and various writings, I love it! | ||
--Emma Peck | --Emma Peck | ||
| + | Oh I do love Abigail Adams! I wonder how much her upbringing influenced her opinions and willingness to challenge her husband on political matters? The Adams seem to have a great deal of mutual respect for one another, but John Adam's response to Abigail's "remember the ladies" remarks still makes it clear that while he obviously has no probem with her voicing her opinions, that doesn't mean he's going to take them seriously. I first ran across these letters in the book ''Founding Mothers'' by Cokie Roberts, and really enjoyed the glimpses these letters give us of John and Abigail's relationship. They were both remarkable people, and Abigail especially seems to be a bit ahead of her time politically. - Melissa Patterson | ||
== Benjamin Rush, “Thoughts upon female education,” 1787 (Philadelphia) == | == Benjamin Rush, “Thoughts upon female education,” 1787 (Philadelphia) == | ||
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'''For as much as Mary Jemison’s appearance of aligning herself with the Iroquois through her speech such as “our Indians”, it almost seems tenuous and superficial as she also interchangeably uses distancing words such as “the Indians” or just “they”. This fragile state of association is also shown by the fact that at first sign of food shortage, she quickly took her children and left the Iroquois. This paragraph (third from the bottom) says nothing about her husband, friends, or the connections she had formed with the people in the Iroquois village and her concern about how they would have fared, and also the fact that she never went back.''' I think this article was interesting to see how the Iroquois women viewed the American Revolution and part the Iroquois played, but just as much, '''''I think, maybe, that this article also should warn us about overstating her emotional connection to the Iroquois themselves?''''' – Elyse Lawrence | '''For as much as Mary Jemison’s appearance of aligning herself with the Iroquois through her speech such as “our Indians”, it almost seems tenuous and superficial as she also interchangeably uses distancing words such as “the Indians” or just “they”. This fragile state of association is also shown by the fact that at first sign of food shortage, she quickly took her children and left the Iroquois. This paragraph (third from the bottom) says nothing about her husband, friends, or the connections she had formed with the people in the Iroquois village and her concern about how they would have fared, and also the fact that she never went back.''' I think this article was interesting to see how the Iroquois women viewed the American Revolution and part the Iroquois played, but just as much, '''''I think, maybe, that this article also should warn us about overstating her emotional connection to the Iroquois themselves?''''' – Elyse Lawrence | ||
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| + | While reading this article, it seemed to me that the Seneca Indians were pawns in the conflict between colonists and the British. Mary Jemison makes references that, not only was neutrality not an option, but that aligning with either side was a warrant for death. This source also allows us to read into the cultural differences between the war tactics of natives and colonists. While the ceremonial torture of Boyd which "took out an intestine ... and drove him round it [the sapling] till he had drawn out the whole of his intestines" may perpetuate the stereotypical image of the savage native, the colonists were "burning and destroying the huts and corn-fields; killing the cattle, hogs and horses, and cutting down the fruit trees belonging to the Indians throughout the country ... [which left] not a mouthful of any kind of sustenance left." In my opinion, the strategic military tactic of starving every man, woman, and child of a village is no more barbaric, if not more, than the torture of a soldier who would kill you if given the chance. -Seth Mintzer | ||
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| + | I enjoyed this article because when we usually learn about the revolution, suddenly Native Americans, and especially Native American women, disappear from the continent. Beyond that, it gives an interesting look into the dynamics of a tribe. Mary seems to have a very detached relationship with her Iroquois tribe. She calls them her people and her family, but does not express a greater concern for them and also disagrees with their actions during the revolution. - Natalie Weiner | ||
== Thomas Paine in 1775, from Major Problems in the Era of the American Revolution, 288-289 == | == Thomas Paine in 1775, from Major Problems in the Era of the American Revolution, 288-289 == | ||
