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When reading Sarah Grimke's piece, I was really astonished about how progressive it was. I was under the impression, that even though the moral reformists and abolitionists pushed their gender roles outside their expected spheres, they still maintained relatively conservative lifestyles to todays's standard, but Grimke's rhetoric reminded me of a 1960s feminist. One part in particular that really brings the 20th century liberal movement to mind is Grimke's comment that "whatever is right for man to do, is right for woman to do," a perfect slogan for a Title 9 activist. ~Juliann Boyles | When reading Sarah Grimke's piece, I was really astonished about how progressive it was. I was under the impression, that even though the moral reformists and abolitionists pushed their gender roles outside their expected spheres, they still maintained relatively conservative lifestyles to todays's standard, but Grimke's rhetoric reminded me of a 1960s feminist. One part in particular that really brings the 20th century liberal movement to mind is Grimke's comment that "whatever is right for man to do, is right for woman to do," a perfect slogan for a Title 9 activist. ~Juliann Boyles | ||
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| + | Reading the "Seduced and Abandoned" piece, I was struck by the language the author used. The entire article is something of a masterpiece of purple prose: "abode of death", "vile proposition" (which makes it sound as if elopement is a direct path to prostitution), "House of infamy", "School of immorality and debauchery", etc. It's certainly a very heavy handed warning, and the utter convenience of the girl's rescue makes me immediatly question the veracity of the story. Did audiences of the time see these types of pieces as heavy handed, and realize that they were heavily contrived, or did this type of article actually work as a persuasive piece? I also noticed the parallels to "Little Red Riding Hood", what with comparing the "gentle-manly looking man" and others of his ilk to a wolf, and emphasizing the girl's naivete and the fact that she strayed from the path of rightiousness. Not surprising, given that Little Red Riding Hood is sort of "Seduced and Abandoned" for young children. - Melissa Patterson | ||
