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Joanna Rubin's story of her unplanned pregnancy really struck me and I spoke to the norms surrounding sexuality during this time period. I think it's interesting that in a way she tries to explain her relationship with Michael as being very intense and intellectual. I also think it's interesting that she says "I wasn't particularly promiscuous. I liked Michael as a person, but I was ready to stop seeing him except that I got pregnant." It almost seemed like she was trying to rationalize her relationship with him by saying that it was intellectual, then by saying that she was not promiscuous. --Katie Nelson | Joanna Rubin's story of her unplanned pregnancy really struck me and I spoke to the norms surrounding sexuality during this time period. I think it's interesting that in a way she tries to explain her relationship with Michael as being very intense and intellectual. I also think it's interesting that she says "I wasn't particularly promiscuous. I liked Michael as a person, but I was ready to stop seeing him except that I got pregnant." It almost seemed like she was trying to rationalize her relationship with him by saying that it was intellectual, then by saying that she was not promiscuous. --Katie Nelson | ||
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| + | This essay offered me a different perspective of sexuallty back in the 50s. Obviously I already assumed that people were having pre-marital sex. The part that struck me however, was how easily Rubin states that she had no feelings for the guy who impregnanted her. I would've expected a more conservative account of it, such as her saying she loved him at some point or at least liked him a lot. - Emely A. | ||
== Ethel Barol Taylor, "Women Strike for Peace" == | == Ethel Barol Taylor, "Women Strike for Peace" == | ||
