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Reading "A Woman's View of the Gold Rush," I almost felt that Ballou was trying to cover up her sadness by discussing all that she was doing for the miners at the boarding house. It seemed that she was upholding that notion of keeping home as a refuge for her husband by doing all of that cooking! I wonder if her discussing her cooking in her letter was her way of keeping herself from badmouthing her poor situation to her son? --Heather T. | Reading "A Woman's View of the Gold Rush," I almost felt that Ballou was trying to cover up her sadness by discussing all that she was doing for the miners at the boarding house. It seemed that she was upholding that notion of keeping home as a refuge for her husband by doing all of that cooking! I wonder if her discussing her cooking in her letter was her way of keeping herself from badmouthing her poor situation to her son? --Heather T. | ||
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| + | In response to Heather's post, I agree that Ballou seemed to be purposely omitting the sad aspects of her life caring for these miners in the boarding house. This seems to be a common trend in letters from the West back East, overlooking the tough circumstances because they chose to focus on the good aspects. --Ellen S. | ||
== Petitions of the Cherokee Women’s Council on Removal, 1817, 1818 == | == Petitions of the Cherokee Women’s Council on Removal, 1817, 1818 == | ||
