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Reading "We Are All Bound up Together" reminded me of the very first readings we did in this class, which stated that one could not simply study "women's history," because it was a complex topic that had a lot different aspects.  This text shows that much, by pointing out that indeed the position of black women was much different than the position of white women.  Harper points out an example using the street cars.  She notes that white women speak of "rights," but that she is speaking of the wrongs done to her race and gender -that everybody is against her.    The article "An Anti-Speaks Out" had an interesting tidbit, saying: "While more practical and sensible women are tyring to put their kitchens...in order.."  This makes me wonder what the ration of married to unmarried women are in the suffragist movement compared to the anti-suffragist movement.  If I had to guess, it would be that anti-suffragists are more often in a marriage.   

Reading "We Are All Bound up Together" reminded me of the very first readings we did in this class, which stated that one could not simply study "women's history," because it was a complex topic that had a lot different aspects.  This text shows that much, by pointing out that indeed the position of black women was much different than the position of white women.  Harper points out an example using the street cars.  She notes that white women speak of "rights," but that she is speaking of the wrongs done to her race and gender -that everybody is against her.    The article "An Anti-Speaks Out" had an interesting tidbit, saying: "While more practical and sensible women are tyring to put their kitchens...in order.."  This makes me wonder what the ration of married to unmarried women are in the suffragist movement compared to the anti-suffragist movement.  If I had to guess, it would be that anti-suffragists are more often in a marriage.   

-Christopher Plummer

-Christopher Plummer