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| + | I enjoyed reading Grace Galloway's diary entries. Especially since she was alone, her strength in standing up for what she believed is admirable. There was a qoute in the introduction before the entries that spoke volumes concerning how she felt about her marriage: '"Liberty of doing as I please makes even poverty more agreeable than any time I spent since I was married."' Hmm, maybe not a content housewife. Her argument against her property being seized based on her husband's political opinions makes sense since women had no part in politics, why should they be held accountable? Given her circumstances of having everything confiscated, how did she and other women in her position survive? - Nancy Lee | ||
== Abigail Adams, Remember the Ladies, 1776 == | == Abigail Adams, Remember the Ladies, 1776 == | ||
'''I love this letter'''. When Abigail wrote this letter to her husband she hoped that he would include women in the new code of laws. She wasn't afraid to say that if they were not recognized they would rebel. He laughed at her request for women to be included in those laws. She even wrote to her friend Mercy Warren, trying to get a petition going of their greviances. '''An interesting point was when Abigail wrote back to her husband and said, "we have it in our power not only to free ouselves but to subdue our masters."''' She was telling him that women had a lot more power than men realize. By the power of persuation and a woman's wit and charm, women could get their masters to submit to whatever they wanted. Abigail was very "saucy" and is not afraid to tell her husband what she thinks and admits she will fight against laws that have no representation for women. I like that Abigail saw this as a golden opportunity for women to seek out more liberties and express themselves in this new government these men were creating. -Marsha Himes | '''I love this letter'''. When Abigail wrote this letter to her husband she hoped that he would include women in the new code of laws. She wasn't afraid to say that if they were not recognized they would rebel. He laughed at her request for women to be included in those laws. She even wrote to her friend Mercy Warren, trying to get a petition going of their greviances. '''An interesting point was when Abigail wrote back to her husband and said, "we have it in our power not only to free ouselves but to subdue our masters."''' She was telling him that women had a lot more power than men realize. By the power of persuation and a woman's wit and charm, women could get their masters to submit to whatever they wanted. Abigail was very "saucy" and is not afraid to tell her husband what she thinks and admits she will fight against laws that have no representation for women. I like that Abigail saw this as a golden opportunity for women to seek out more liberties and express themselves in this new government these men were creating. -Marsha Himes | ||
