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While this passage consisted of only a paragraph, I found it interesting how Mrs. Hale took a stance on voting. She did not think women needed the right to vote when they could influence the men in their lives, yet did the men not have the final say so in the home? I think this passage took a step backwards for the women's movement, while yes women could attempt to influence men did they really? This was not like the Native Americans in which women could keep food from men if things did not go their way. I think this passage serves to represent women as subservient to their husbands and or sons. -Megan W. | While this passage consisted of only a paragraph, I found it interesting how Mrs. Hale took a stance on voting. She did not think women needed the right to vote when they could influence the men in their lives, yet did the men not have the final say so in the home? I think this passage took a step backwards for the women's movement, while yes women could attempt to influence men did they really? This was not like the Native Americans in which women could keep food from men if things did not go their way. I think this passage serves to represent women as subservient to their husbands and or sons. -Megan W. | ||
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| + | I also found in interesting that Mrs. Hale did not think that women needed the right to vote. I'm sure some women did have profound influence over their husbands, especially in those in companionate marriages. However, I have trouble believing that a husband would vote a certain way just because the little woman at home says so. I agree with Megan that this seems like a step backward. After reading passages by women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, its strange to read a piece like this. -Katelyn Lease | ||
Do you think this passage is related to any of the reform movements, such as prohibition or prostitution? Perhaps many women at the time felt that if they focused to much on women's suffrage, the issues that were important to them would be left behind. Do you think that some women believed in women's suffrage, but did not think it was worth fighting for because it would hinder other important issues? - John Rowley | Do you think this passage is related to any of the reform movements, such as prohibition or prostitution? Perhaps many women at the time felt that if they focused to much on women's suffrage, the issues that were important to them would be left behind. Do you think that some women believed in women's suffrage, but did not think it was worth fighting for because it would hinder other important issues? - John Rowley | ||
