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I would be interested to see about how Dr. Frederick came to some of his conclusions in this piece. As we have learned in class, in was much more lady-like for a woman to be less interested in sex at the time, so if Dr. Frederick came to these conclusions by talking to female patients, it could be the result of many of them trying to create an more wholesome image of themselves. This of course would only reinforce the old idea that women did not enjoy sex as much. -John Rowley | I would be interested to see about how Dr. Frederick came to some of his conclusions in this piece. As we have learned in class, in was much more lady-like for a woman to be less interested in sex at the time, so if Dr. Frederick came to these conclusions by talking to female patients, it could be the result of many of them trying to create an more wholesome image of themselves. This of course would only reinforce the old idea that women did not enjoy sex as much. -John Rowley | ||
| − | I love your comparison, Erin! It seems that Dr. Frederick believes that women that have any sexual interests beyond procreating must be sexually perverted. Developing and exploring such interests will only lead to an indifference towards men and the desire to molest children with other women. I feel Frederick was trying to reinforce the idea of a "proper" lady that wasn't particularly interested in sex, as John mentioned. And yet, Dr. Frederick's claims are lacking any kind of clear evidence. I wonder if more readers believed or didn't believe what this man wrote. I laughed at the last line, "the numbers and variations of practices are so various that it would take pages to mention them" (p. 4). This is probably an exaggeration, yet I could see Dr. Frederick coming up with pages of exaggerated claims just to prove his point. | + | |
| + | I love your comparison, Erin! It seems that Dr. Frederick believes that women that have any sexual interests beyond procreating must be sexually perverted. Developing and exploring such interests will only lead to an indifference towards men and the desire to molest children with other women. I feel Frederick was trying to reinforce the idea of a "proper" lady that wasn't particularly interested in sex, as John mentioned. And yet, Dr. Frederick's claims are lacking any kind of clear evidence. I wonder if more readers believed or didn't believe what this man wrote. I laughed at the last line, "the numbers and variations of practices are so various that it would take pages to mention them" (p. 4). This is probably an exaggeration, yet I could see Dr. Frederick coming up with pages of exaggerated claims just to prove his point. -- CBrau | ||
== Carrie Chapman Catt’s address to the LWV == | == Carrie Chapman Catt’s address to the LWV == | ||
