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I've always liked Abigail Adams- she was far ahead of her time in her expectations for the treatment of women, and not afraid to be an activist. I had thought of her as being very unusual and I suppose she was, but some of the other readings, like the letter by Eliza Wilkinson, hint at a bit more egalitarianism than I had imagined. -Rebecca W. | I've always liked Abigail Adams- she was far ahead of her time in her expectations for the treatment of women, and not afraid to be an activist. I had thought of her as being very unusual and I suppose she was, but some of the other readings, like the letter by Eliza Wilkinson, hint at a bit more egalitarianism than I had imagined. -Rebecca W. | ||
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| + | I enjoyed reading the letters sent between Abigail Adams and her husband. I think she knew it was a lost cause asking her husband to “remember the Ladies”, but her argument was a very good one. Her approach and her diction were very well thought out: “Give up the harsh title of Master for the more tender and endearing one of Friend.” Her Husband’s response to this was probably expected though no less disappointing; “I cannot but laugh.” -- Emma C. | ||
== Benjamin Rush, “Thoughts upon female education,” 1787 (Philadelphia) == | == Benjamin Rush, “Thoughts upon female education,” 1787 (Philadelphia) == | ||
