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I found the wording in the document on page 81 to be very interesting. Elisha is called a "gentleman" as Martha is called a "spinster." Both are gendered, but Martha's status as an unmarried woman is more important than what family she came from. - Michelle M. | I found the wording in the document on page 81 to be very interesting. Elisha is called a "gentleman" as Martha is called a "spinster." Both are gendered, but Martha's status as an unmarried woman is more important than what family she came from. - Michelle M. | ||
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| + | This article was very intriguing to me. I honestly learned alot. I always thought that there was very few acts of pre-marital sex and waiting until marriage was encouraged because that part of the religion was stressed. Therefore, the concept of Bridal Pregnancy was new to me. The statistic that one in every third pregnancy was a bridal pregnancy/premarital baby was very surprising and reminded me of today and how there has been a rapid increase in teenage pregnancies. I found the line "Lines of descent mattered as much as wealth and was as important as wealth, presitge, and power were maintained." I guess it makes sense, because the link of the family is matched to the wealth and power. But in the case of Rebekah, by being a prominent figure in the community as the "Dairy Expert" gave her her prestige, and great seat in church. Even in church there was a split of hierarchy. -Aqsa Z. | ||
== Benjamin Wadsworth, 1712 – Well-Ordered Family == | == Benjamin Wadsworth, 1712 – Well-Ordered Family == | ||
