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== US, 178-193, Devon Mihesuah, “’Too Dark to Be Angels’: The Class System among the Cherokees at the Female Seminary” == | == US, 178-193, Devon Mihesuah, “’Too Dark to Be Angels’: The Class System among the Cherokees at the Female Seminary” == | ||
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| + | My favorite reading was the different entries regarding women in the "Trans-Mississippi Frontier West." In the diaries by Susan Shelby McGoffin, it appears that the whites were able to somewhat interact with the mexicans who already occuppied the territory. She claims that she was teaching one of the mexican servants how to conduct business. Though it seems that some of their interactions were peaceful, they were more un-civilized. For example, on Friday the eleventh, she describes some Mexicans smoking and the bar and I got the impression that they had a sense of entitlement. Since there was a war going on, it was very interesting to look at entry number six which chronicles the travels of former army nurse, Violet Cragg. It was evident that life in the army was very hectic as she traveled many places and moved around constantly. Women like Violet were most likely expected to accomplish a lot because there were only women nurses in the army.- Afrisk | ||
In reading "The Life and Legend of Getrudis Barcelo in the Ninteenth-Century Santa Fe," I was very intrigued how different life seemed to be out in the western United States. He mentions how people like Barcelo had simply gone into a town and were occassionally able to change it. Gonzalez openly discusses brothels, gambling, and other activities that were not seen as much in the eastern United States. The most interesting fact was that "women were expected to defer to men but did not." This appears very different to the rest of the U.S. where the gender roles were very strict. It seems that out west it was much easier to live a more care-free life.-Afrisk | In reading "The Life and Legend of Getrudis Barcelo in the Ninteenth-Century Santa Fe," I was very intrigued how different life seemed to be out in the western United States. He mentions how people like Barcelo had simply gone into a town and were occassionally able to change it. Gonzalez openly discusses brothels, gambling, and other activities that were not seen as much in the eastern United States. The most interesting fact was that "women were expected to defer to men but did not." This appears very different to the rest of the U.S. where the gender roles were very strict. It seems that out west it was much easier to live a more care-free life.-Afrisk | ||
