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== Esther DeBerdt Reed, “Sentiments of an American Woman,” 1780 == | == Esther DeBerdt Reed, “Sentiments of an American Woman,” 1780 == | ||
I admire women during the American Revolution because they took this opportunity to try to change things for themselves. I think their experiences made them stronger and gave them a stronger sense of who they were outside of the home. They were not afraid to speak out. They knew the purpose of this war and supported their families - even if that meant throwing themselves into harm's way. Esther Deberdt Reed did not want women to go unnoticed for their bravery in this war. She doesn's take away the bravery of men but men were the ones who were looked at as "the hero." She said it beautifully when she wrote, "we should at least equal, and sometimes surpass them in our love for the public good." -Marsha Himes | I admire women during the American Revolution because they took this opportunity to try to change things for themselves. I think their experiences made them stronger and gave them a stronger sense of who they were outside of the home. They were not afraid to speak out. They knew the purpose of this war and supported their families - even if that meant throwing themselves into harm's way. Esther Deberdt Reed did not want women to go unnoticed for their bravery in this war. She doesn's take away the bravery of men but men were the ones who were looked at as "the hero." She said it beautifully when she wrote, "we should at least equal, and sometimes surpass them in our love for the public good." -Marsha Himes | ||
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| + | I loved how Esther DeBerdt Reed spoke so strongly and patriotically. She believed that women could be as patriotic as men, even if they were not doing the same duties in the war. I agree with what Marsha about what Reed wrote about "surpass[ing] them in our love for the public good." She believed that through strong patriotism and support for the country, the women could be active participants in the war, since they were not allowed to fight or take part in other areas of the war effort. She believed the men needed to know that the women were offering their help in any way possible. At the end of her writing, she writes, "Receive with a free hand our offering, the purest which can be presented to your virtue." Although the women could not participate as much as they may have liked, they were still more than willing to support the men who were fighting for them, in any and all ways possible. ---- Alex Mankarios | ||
== Thomas Jefferson’s Slaves Join the British, 1781 == | == Thomas Jefferson’s Slaves Join the British, 1781 == | ||
