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This farmer sees women only as property and nothing more. He gave no thought at all to her feelings or wants. I was just wondering if this was the view of many men at this time? Were they all this extreme? My second question is, since Eliza Farnham was the one interviewing this farmer, and he so obviously thought women were only property, why would he have bothered to answer her questions? ~Mary Johnston | This farmer sees women only as property and nothing more. He gave no thought at all to her feelings or wants. I was just wondering if this was the view of many men at this time? Were they all this extreme? My second question is, since Eliza Farnham was the one interviewing this farmer, and he so obviously thought women were only property, why would he have bothered to answer her questions? ~Mary Johnston | ||
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| + | I knew women were not treated that well at this time, but I was pretty appalled by the way he just referred to his new wife as property. He viewed her as merely a business transaction he felt necessary because he said he was tired of 'totin his plunder back and forth' so he thought he might as well get a wife of his own. I would just like to say, I am very glad to be living today where I am treated well and respected as I am currently and will always expect to be. A few times in this reading they make the distinction between this farmer and Yankees. Would women be treated any differently with "Yankee" men, or is this just the way women were commonly regarded during this time? --Christen Booher | ||
== Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, 1848 == | == Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, 1848 == | ||
