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It surprised me to read how women who were spinsters and windows were given many rights. I feel like it was a step in the right direction in regards to women's rights. Women were not left helpless, but were given the opportunity to make a life for themselves, without reliance on men. I feel that women gained more self confidence through this new idea of self-dependence. For example, Mary Bolling stood her ground against the British invasion of her house, and also how she stood up against her son-in-law who was attempting to take more property from her. Although single women had more rights, I feel that it was easier for women to be taken advantage of in the business world. While they were given more privileges, there were still restrictions placed on them, so it probably made it easier for men in the business world to use those restrictions to advance themselves and cheat the women. ---- Alex Mankarios | It surprised me to read how women who were spinsters and windows were given many rights. I feel like it was a step in the right direction in regards to women's rights. Women were not left helpless, but were given the opportunity to make a life for themselves, without reliance on men. I feel that women gained more self confidence through this new idea of self-dependence. For example, Mary Bolling stood her ground against the British invasion of her house, and also how she stood up against her son-in-law who was attempting to take more property from her. Although single women had more rights, I feel that it was easier for women to be taken advantage of in the business world. While they were given more privileges, there were still restrictions placed on them, so it probably made it easier for men in the business world to use those restrictions to advance themselves and cheat the women. ---- Alex Mankarios | ||
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| + | I found this article on Property and personalism very interesting. The comparisons from the male use of the will to equally divide assets for the purpose of financial support to women’s selective gift giving based on personal merit and need, including for slaves was very enlightening on how wills were used and who benefited from them and why. I agree with Marsha’s comment about how this is still common with grandmothers and hand selecting items to give, as this was the case with my own. Does this help reflect similarities in gender roles to today’s women? I think it’s an interesting idea for comparison. I would have liked if the author was clearer about the historical reasons there was increase in women’s legal activities up to 1860. How does the increase in population affect this increase in numbers of active legal women? Changes about education, legal rights, gender roles? I think I would have liked more facts in addition to the analysis of sentimentality. – Elyse Lawrence | ||
