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In accumulating the readings, I found that they similarly shared underlying factors. Those factors being race and ethnicity, gender, class, and locality. What I thought was interesting was that even though race and gender do not change, but perspectives towards race and gender do change over time. Naturally writings reflect changes in one’s perspective. --MHimes | In accumulating the readings, I found that they similarly shared underlying factors. Those factors being race and ethnicity, gender, class, and locality. What I thought was interesting was that even though race and gender do not change, but perspectives towards race and gender do change over time. Naturally writings reflect changes in one’s perspective. --MHimes | ||
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| + | I found the same similarities of race, class, culture, community, and sexual orientation throughout the reading. All these factors seem to be the cornerstone for uncovering women's history. I agree with MHimes that perspectives do change over time, as does history. After reading this first chapter I have realized that Women's History is a completely different field of study told differently than other history subjects, both because we now live in a age where women have equality, and that scholars are coming to understand the history of women. ---David Fitch | ||
In Rethinking the Position of Black Women in American History, under the “gender first” policy, Alexander makes an valid point. I thought it was interesting when she said that you cannot divorce Black Women from the community or you will not understand the Black Woman. Black women had to hurdle racial inequality before they could focus on their own empowerment as a woman. They did not have that same leisure as a white woman. At the same time, you can’t explain women’s history without including black women. Black women were an intricate part of white women’s lives as servants or field laborers. Black Woman slaves relieved a lot of White Women’s duties so they could focus on raising their children. --MHimes | In Rethinking the Position of Black Women in American History, under the “gender first” policy, Alexander makes an valid point. I thought it was interesting when she said that you cannot divorce Black Women from the community or you will not understand the Black Woman. Black women had to hurdle racial inequality before they could focus on their own empowerment as a woman. They did not have that same leisure as a white woman. At the same time, you can’t explain women’s history without including black women. Black women were an intricate part of white women’s lives as servants or field laborers. Black Woman slaves relieved a lot of White Women’s duties so they could focus on raising their children. --MHimes | ||
