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In the excerpt “To Use Her as His Wife”, I was surprised by the fact that Elisha and Joseph Hawley’s mother had a very privileged position in the community, regardless of the fact that her husband had committed suicide. I would have thought that fact would have tainted her reputation in society, I supposed her good connections with the rest of her family helped her in society. Another thing that surprised me about this excerpt was the age of marriage. The ages were all much older than I was expecting: the women were getting married at 25, 27, and 34. -- Emma C. | In the excerpt “To Use Her as His Wife”, I was surprised by the fact that Elisha and Joseph Hawley’s mother had a very privileged position in the community, regardless of the fact that her husband had committed suicide. I would have thought that fact would have tainted her reputation in society, I supposed her good connections with the rest of her family helped her in society. Another thing that surprised me about this excerpt was the age of marriage. The ages were all much older than I was expecting: the women were getting married at 25, 27, and 34. -- Emma C. | ||
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| + | This article completely threw me off when reading it. First, I was suprised at how prevalent it had become for women to become pregnant before marriage, let alone how common it was for them to engage in premarital sex. I always assumed there was such a strict religious presence that these were things that just didn't happen, and when they did they were just unspoke of. I was also shocked when the author mentioned the Hawley family, and how they were still considered "one of North Hampton's prestigious families" even after Joseph committed suicide. The colonists were very religious people, and i wouldn't think iot would be looked very highly upon to have a member of your family committ suicide. --Lindsey S. | ||
I found the wording in the document on page 81 to be very interesting. Elisha is called a "gentleman" as Martha is called a "spinster." Both are gendered, but Martha's status as an unmarried woman is more important than what family she came from. - Michelle M. | I found the wording in the document on page 81 to be very interesting. Elisha is called a "gentleman" as Martha is called a "spinster." Both are gendered, but Martha's status as an unmarried woman is more important than what family she came from. - Michelle M. | ||
