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What did you guys think about the picture at the beginning of chapter one? I tried to count the babies, I can't decide if there are ten or eleven. I wonder if colonists really thought about reproduction as so central to the new world they were creating. This picture makes it seem like they did. -- Rebecca | What did you guys think about the picture at the beginning of chapter one? I tried to count the babies, I can't decide if there are ten or eleven. I wonder if colonists really thought about reproduction as so central to the new world they were creating. This picture makes it seem like they did. -- Rebecca | ||
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| + | I found it interesting how the concept of republican motherhood fit into this chapter. It said that single or childless women could still feel like they were participating in republican motherhood because they were helping raise and set an example for children in the community. -- Kari W. | ||
== Eugenics == | == Eugenics == | ||
