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I agree with Mary and Kelly. I found the letters between Ester Burr and Sally Prince to be fascinating. I particularly enjoyed the last letter (No. 22), in which Ester discusses having an argument with Mr. Ewing. She says, “(My Tongue, you know, hangs pretty loose, my thoughts Crouded in—so I sputtered away for dear life.) You may Guss what a large field this speech opened for me—I retorted several severe things upon him before he had time to speak again” (Woloch 41). This passage, while it made me laugh, also made me wonder, how typical was it for women to openly argue with men and was it widely accepted?--Kaitlyn G. | I agree with Mary and Kelly. I found the letters between Ester Burr and Sally Prince to be fascinating. I particularly enjoyed the last letter (No. 22), in which Ester discusses having an argument with Mr. Ewing. She says, “(My Tongue, you know, hangs pretty loose, my thoughts Crouded in—so I sputtered away for dear life.) You may Guss what a large field this speech opened for me—I retorted several severe things upon him before he had time to speak again” (Woloch 41). This passage, while it made me laugh, also made me wonder, how typical was it for women to openly argue with men and was it widely accepted?--Kaitlyn G. | ||
| − | After reading Susanna Wesley’s letter to her son about how to raise children by conquering their will, enforcing strict rules, and teaching them the importance of religion and daily prayer I was surprised to read the 8th rule she had for her household: “that no girl be taught to work till she can read very well; and that she be kept to her work with the same application and for the same time that she was held to reading.” This stood out to me as being a radical idea for the early 1700s and in sharp contrast to the entire message of the piece. I wonder if women saw their daughters not being able to read well and decided to fix the problem by enforcing these types of rules or if Wesley was simply more educated and represented the beginning of social changes that colonial women made in their households. --Caitlin Quinn | + | '''After reading Susanna Wesley’s letter to her son about how to raise children by conquering their will, enforcing strict rules, and teaching them the importance of religion and daily prayer I was surprised to read the 8th rule she had for her household: “that no girl be taught to work till she can read very well; and that she be kept to her work with the same application and for the same time that she was held to reading.” This stood out to me as being a radical idea for the early 1700s and in sharp contrast to the entire message of the piece. I wonder if women saw their daughters not being able to read well and decided to fix the problem by enforcing these types of rules or if Wesley was simply more educated and represented the beginning of social changes that colonial women made in their households.''' --Caitlin Quinn |
| − | Like Caitlin, I was surprised by rule 8. Maybe because Wesley could obviously write well for her time, she saw education become an advantage in her own life and wished to pass it on. Also, Wesley was obviously a very spiritual person, maybe she wanted young women to read so they could read The Bible? -Kelly Martin | + | Like Caitlin, I was surprised by rule 8. Maybe because Wesley could obviously write well for her time, '''she saw education become an advantage in her own life and wished to pass it on'''. Also, Wesley was obviously a very spiritual person, maybe she wanted young women to read so they could '''read The Bible'''? -Kelly Martin |
| − | I agree with Kelly. Religion was one of the most important tenants of Puritan society, thus the Bible was crucial to their education. Even women were expected to be able to read the scripture, so it might guide them in their daily lives. What I thought was interesting is how Susanna Wesley, a woman who could obviously BOTH read AND write, would not mention the ability to write in her letter. Why was it considered important for women to be able to read, but not write? ~ Juliann B. | + | I agree with Kelly. Religion was one of the most important tenants of Puritan society, thus the Bible was crucial to their education. Even women were expected to be able to read the scripture, so it might guide them in their daily lives. '''What I thought was interesting is how Susanna Wesley, a woman who could obviously BOTH read AND write, would not mention the ability to write in her letter. Why was it considered important for women to be able to read, but not write?''' ~ Juliann B. |
While reading the letters of Esther Burr and Sally Prince, I found myself amused by Esther's Letter No. 22. She related her conversation with Mr. Ewing about women. He beleived that women should only converse on subjects they "understood." I loved Esther's thought, "My tongue, you know, hangs pretty loose, thoughts Crouded in-so I sputtered away for dear life." -- E. Hufford | While reading the letters of Esther Burr and Sally Prince, I found myself amused by Esther's Letter No. 22. She related her conversation with Mr. Ewing about women. He beleived that women should only converse on subjects they "understood." I loved Esther's thought, "My tongue, you know, hangs pretty loose, thoughts Crouded in-so I sputtered away for dear life." -- E. Hufford | ||
