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'''I felt deeply sorry for Frances Harper,''' not only was she a woman but also a black widow who inherited the role of provider for four children, only one of whom she was the true mother to. She quickly points out that if she was a man, she would not have been violated in the same terms and would have been as seen as more equal before law. I think her message of saying giving women the right to vote would not cure all injustice against women, and race would be a big factor. She knows the terms of the country and understands that while big steps are needed the country would work a step at a time to achieve equality. -Megan W. | '''I felt deeply sorry for Frances Harper,''' not only was she a woman but also a black widow who inherited the role of provider for four children, only one of whom she was the true mother to. She quickly points out that if she was a man, she would not have been violated in the same terms and would have been as seen as more equal before law. I think her message of saying giving women the right to vote would not cure all injustice against women, and race would be a big factor. She knows the terms of the country and understands that while big steps are needed the country would work a step at a time to achieve equality. -Megan W. | ||
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| + | I also feel sorry for Frances Harper. It would be hard enough at this time to be either a woman or black, but to be both would be incredibly difficult. Even if someone didn't hate you because you were black, they probably thought you were dumb because you were a woman. When we talked about her in class, I wasn't sure that I agreed with her idea of gaining rights for black men before women. After reading this, I think I see her point. Even if women gained the right to vote, black women would still be excluded, either legally or illegally. -Katelyn Lease | ||
== Shoe women of Lynn, MA, 1874 == | == Shoe women of Lynn, MA, 1874 == | ||
