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While reading this I couldn't help but wonder what her husband was doing while she was busy being a peace maker, cook, laundress, seamstress etc. '''What were the chances of her husband being successful in his venture? Could he have been making money off the gold rush? It seemed to me that while the men were wildly seeking gold the women were actually making a living in the various different business ventures that they began.''' I was amazed at the amount of responsibility she had in the community, I wonder what kind of life she lead back home and if it had any resemblance to her lifestyle in california. I can't imagine that hogs would have been running through her kitchen though! Why did she leave though? Was it just meant to be a short venture to get more money? Her letter does show that women who lived in less settled communities on the frontier had more opportunities then there Eastern counterparts might have, however they lead very difficult lives. So who had it better?-Emma Peck | While reading this I couldn't help but wonder what her husband was doing while she was busy being a peace maker, cook, laundress, seamstress etc. '''What were the chances of her husband being successful in his venture? Could he have been making money off the gold rush? It seemed to me that while the men were wildly seeking gold the women were actually making a living in the various different business ventures that they began.''' I was amazed at the amount of responsibility she had in the community, I wonder what kind of life she lead back home and if it had any resemblance to her lifestyle in california. I can't imagine that hogs would have been running through her kitchen though! Why did she leave though? Was it just meant to be a short venture to get more money? Her letter does show that women who lived in less settled communities on the frontier had more opportunities then there Eastern counterparts might have, however they lead very difficult lives. So who had it better?-Emma Peck | ||
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| + | I had thought some of the same things as Emma. I wondered, is it better to be working all day and have the opportunity to earn money, or would it have been better to just sit at home and "housewife" all day? I think this story illustrates an ongoing struggle in society, even today for women. On one have hand, most women, like men as well, yearn to feel satisfied at the end of the day with accomplishments they have made. However, women are also expected to be the nurturing care givers to their family. So, we see that while she is clearly proud of herself for her work, and wages, and skills--she misses her children a great deal and nearly sounds like she feels guilty for not being with them.- Mary Turner | ||
== Petitions of the Cherokee Women’s Council on Removal, 1817, 1818 == | == Petitions of the Cherokee Women’s Council on Removal, 1817, 1818 == | ||
