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In response to Pam P, I think that Knight endured the hardships of westward movement so that her child could have a better life. The introduction states that the migrations were "made by people who were neither extremely rich nor extremely poor." Perhaps, since Knight would have been somewhere in the middle, a westward movement could have provided new opportunities for her child. --Clare O | In response to Pam P, I think that Knight endured the hardships of westward movement so that her child could have a better life. The introduction states that the migrations were "made by people who were neither extremely rich nor extremely poor." Perhaps, since Knight would have been somewhere in the middle, a westward movement could have provided new opportunities for her child. --Clare O | ||
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| + | I enjoyed reading about Amelia Knight and her experiences. I think that, though she may have been willing to endure the hardships of travel, she still probably didn't have a choice. It was a man's world and she was following her husband. I wonder how many women rejected the idea of moving west but had little choice once their husband made up his mind? -- Emma C. | ||
== Mary Ballou, “A Woman’s View of the Gold Rush,” 1852 == | == Mary Ballou, “A Woman’s View of the Gold Rush,” 1852 == | ||
