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In the introduction to "First Encounters" in Woloch's book, she mentions that "During the era of colonization, Europeans at home and abroad had an insatiable curiosity about the New World." Perhaps it is possible that the sources we do have on Native American women are exaggerated in order to appeal to this rabid public. For example, John Smith's third account in which Pocahontas saves him from being killed is much more interesting to readers than his first account describing diplomacy. Another example would be Mary Rowlandson, who completely demonized the Native Americans and disregards any act of kindness. She describes them as a "scourge" and as having "inhumane, and many times devilish cruelty to the English." These incredibly harsh words would surely pique the interest of the European public as well. -- Clare O. | In the introduction to "First Encounters" in Woloch's book, she mentions that "During the era of colonization, Europeans at home and abroad had an insatiable curiosity about the New World." Perhaps it is possible that the sources we do have on Native American women are exaggerated in order to appeal to this rabid public. For example, John Smith's third account in which Pocahontas saves him from being killed is much more interesting to readers than his first account describing diplomacy. Another example would be Mary Rowlandson, who completely demonized the Native Americans and disregards any act of kindness. She describes them as a "scourge" and as having "inhumane, and many times devilish cruelty to the English." These incredibly harsh words would surely pique the interest of the European public as well. -- Clare O. | ||
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| + | After Dr. McClurken’s lecture on Tuesday, the readings for this week were much easier to understand and conceptualize. I think it is interesting that there is no first-hand evidence of written records by Native American women or Native Americans in general. I also thought it was interesting that in the Woloch text, European settlement in the Indian societies negatively affected Native American women’s roles during the time period. The documents in this piece of literature were very insightful because they showed how the Native Americans were viewed by different people such as Roger Williams (a separatist minister), and Mary Jemison, who had a favorable view of the Native Americans who were keeping her held captive. --Catherine K. | ||
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== Mary Rowlandson’s account (1681) and Mary Jemison’s account (1824) == | == Mary Rowlandson’s account (1681) and Mary Jemison’s account (1824) == | ||
