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== Esther Burr, 1756-57, Tied hand and foot == | == Esther Burr, 1756-57, Tied hand and foot == | ||
| − | + | In Esther Burr's journal you can see the basis she has in Puritan traditions. She relies on her faith, family, and her social network of friends. She refers to doing a lot of spinning, taking care of her children and awaiting her husband arrival from trips. She implicates in her letter to her friend that she must marry and not wait so long to do so. Also, at the same time she's not afraid to share her opinion, not that she does it that often. She even astonishes herself when she makes a comment about what Mr. Ewing says about women and friendships. She was not afraid to hold her tongue "I talked him quite silent." The men around her were either appalled by her comments or surprised that she had an opinion on the idea of women not being capable of having friendships. The perception that men had of women was very different then. I think there were women in society (especially those from the elite) that were very intellectual. Were they afraid to show their intellectual abilities in public around males in society? -Marsha Himes | |
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== Abigail Bailey, 1815, Abominable Wickedness == | == Abigail Bailey, 1815, Abominable Wickedness == | ||
