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In responnse to Emma I feel as though the women writing are pretty bold to be expressing their unhappiness at all. After all, it is rather unlady like to complain about the situation these women were in, and the ones who were writing were obviously educated. It is more common for women even today, regardless of marital status, with educations to be more discontent with societies impositions upon them. I think the fact of marriage or not is irrelevant because both types of women were unhappy. --Sara | In responnse to Emma I feel as though the women writing are pretty bold to be expressing their unhappiness at all. After all, it is rather unlady like to complain about the situation these women were in, and the ones who were writing were obviously educated. It is more common for women even today, regardless of marital status, with educations to be more discontent with societies impositions upon them. I think the fact of marriage or not is irrelevant because both types of women were unhappy. --Sara | ||
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| + | I agree with you, Remy - and with all of you, actually - that it certainly seems that Catharine was pretty unhappy. It really stands out to me that she discusses her writings, and all writings, as a way of being honest. She says that, and seems to have good intentions in terms of being honest, and perhaps either due to shame about being unhappy, or due to the social constraints that Sara mentions against expressing dissatisfaction with one's life. More depressing than her pretty obvious unhappiness is how she tried to mask that--I can't imagine how lonely that must have felt. -- Nicole | ||
== Sarah Connell Ayer, “The Widowed State,” 1832-33 == | == Sarah Connell Ayer, “The Widowed State,” 1832-33 == | ||
