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I agree with Alex that Esther DeBerdt Reed spoke very strongly. I feel like Reed made a great case for women in her writing. She discussed the influence of Volumnia and other Roman ladies on ancient Rome. She also writes about women from different countries supporting their country's war efforts. Reed also calls on women to behave the same way that they did at the beginning of the Revolution. She wants them to return to supporting the cause, sometimes with extreme measures. I also liked that she signed it "An American Woman". She probably did that partly so people would not criticize her and partly to inspire the other women of America.--Katelyn Lease | I agree with Alex that Esther DeBerdt Reed spoke very strongly. I feel like Reed made a great case for women in her writing. She discussed the influence of Volumnia and other Roman ladies on ancient Rome. She also writes about women from different countries supporting their country's war efforts. Reed also calls on women to behave the same way that they did at the beginning of the Revolution. She wants them to return to supporting the cause, sometimes with extreme measures. I also liked that she signed it "An American Woman". She probably did that partly so people would not criticize her and partly to inspire the other women of America.--Katelyn Lease | ||
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| + | Reed does a good job invoking lofty comparisons of the efforts of the American women to those of historic and biblical women. It took me a while to get at what, exactly, she was calling the women of America to do as a wartime effort. From what I can tell, it's little more than to wear "cloathing more simple; hair dressed less elegant." It's pretty language and a strong voice, but I guess I'm just disappointed that she is mostly just recommending cutting back in order to help finance the effort. -- erin b | ||
== Thomas Jefferson’s Slaves Join the British, 1781 == | == Thomas Jefferson’s Slaves Join the British, 1781 == | ||
