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Phillis Wheatley was an amazing woman that definitely stands out. She is not the typical African slave most of us hear about when discussing colonial and revolutionary America because she was well educated, and practically treated like a daughter from her masters/family. I found it interesting in her poem that she makes political references directly to the King, and she was educated enough to know how to speak in metaphors through her poetry to express her attitudes and true political feelings, something that most white women of her time didn't even posses. --Lindsey S. | Phillis Wheatley was an amazing woman that definitely stands out. She is not the typical African slave most of us hear about when discussing colonial and revolutionary America because she was well educated, and practically treated like a daughter from her masters/family. I found it interesting in her poem that she makes political references directly to the King, and she was educated enough to know how to speak in metaphors through her poetry to express her attitudes and true political feelings, something that most white women of her time didn't even posses. --Lindsey S. | ||
| − | I find it rather surprising that as children, Americans are not taught about incredible women like Phillis Wheatley. Not only was she an educated slave woman, but she also had a strong ''political'' voice during the colonial period. Although her master obviously provided her education and trip to Europe, it is still an incredible feat that she was well known. I wonder how many other women, especially slave women, existed that we know nothing about, either because of history leaving them out or teachers leaving them out. | + | I find it rather surprising that as children, Americans are not taught about incredible women like Phillis Wheatley. Not only was she an educated slave woman, but she also had a strong ''political'' voice during the colonial period. Although her master obviously provided her education and trip to Europe, it is still an incredible feat that she was well known. I wonder how many other women, especially slave women, existed that we know nothing about, either because of history leaving them out or teachers leaving them out. -- Hannah W. |
== Grace Galloway’s diary, 1778-79, Philadelphia == | == Grace Galloway’s diary, 1778-79, Philadelphia == | ||
