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Just like LeAnn and Allison said, I also enjoyed reading Sadie's story. It amazed me how she lived such a simple life, yet she was so content because she was independent and making money for herself. I found it interesting how she could only live on $2 a week! She even went on to say she could "have lived cheaper, but we are both fond of good things and felt that we could afford them." (P. 308) $2 a week! That is literally impossible now a days. But Sadie claimed the $2 was enough for her to get by on and live comfortably. I noticed the marriage decision she made. It is interesting to see the progression over the course of the centuries. Women insisted on waiting instead of being married in their teenage years. Could it be because they were making a life for themselves and wanted to establish their own independence before getting married? --- Alex Mankarios | Just like LeAnn and Allison said, I also enjoyed reading Sadie's story. It amazed me how she lived such a simple life, yet she was so content because she was independent and making money for herself. I found it interesting how she could only live on $2 a week! She even went on to say she could "have lived cheaper, but we are both fond of good things and felt that we could afford them." (P. 308) $2 a week! That is literally impossible now a days. But Sadie claimed the $2 was enough for her to get by on and live comfortably. I noticed the marriage decision she made. It is interesting to see the progression over the course of the centuries. Women insisted on waiting instead of being married in their teenage years. Could it be because they were making a life for themselves and wanted to establish their own independence before getting married? --- Alex Mankarios | ||
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| + | I also very much enjoyed Sadie’s story, as she really lived the American dream. Having found trouble in her homeland, her mother and her moved to America, and with the help of family members here, was able to set up a home, find a job, save money, and live decently well. I can understand her desire to hold off on marriage, as she was successful in gaining independence and personal autonomy, which would most likely be revoked upon her marriage. Her desire for nice clothes was endearing as it reminded me much of the desires of young women today, and because she was also successful in saving there was no reason for her not to have nicer clothes, especially since she believed that a “girl who does not dress well is stuck in the corner” (311). Her independence and savvyness allows her that luxury and because of that - no one puts Sadie in the corner. -- Elyse Lawrence | ||
== ''Woloch, Chapter 16, Woman Suffrage/Women’s Rights'' == | == ''Woloch, Chapter 16, Woman Suffrage/Women’s Rights'' == | ||
