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Mrs. Benjamin Tallmadge and I am not sure but thinking her children? This painting was created by Ralph Earl as it seems a lot from this time in history are. Not sure if the name makes sense but who am I to judge. I see I did not even notice my class mate chose this photo until now however this was the perfect picture/portrait for me so I must continue. This represents the work often overlooked by partners and  forced upon themselves. The reason I chose this photo and I went through several was this was one that showed the expectations of woman through a picture. I believe that Mrs. Tallmadge as well as most woman from this era were to be an ornament of sorts and did not have equality in mind.

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Mya and River, I really like both of your pictures. I think they are both similar in the way that they  represent women in the 1700s-both pictures have women holding their children, showing them as caretakers. Mya, I think your last quote and statement about women having no choice in their role can relate to what Judith says when addressing "deficiency" in reasoning. She says, "we can only reason from what we know, and if an opportunity of acquiring knowledge hath been denied us, the inferiority of our sex cannot fairly be deduced from thence" (154). I think this relates to your statement that women were forced into their role because they were denied opportunities, and therefore they really didn't have a choice whether they wanted to be "inferior" or not to men.

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This is a picture of Rebecca Pritchard Mills and her daughter Eliza Shrewsbury. This is an oil painting done by artist James Earl in 1794-1796. The reason I picked this photo is because of the book that is on one of their laps; I think this can relate to the lack of education for women. During this time (1790s), women did not have equal opportunities to high education (University) like men did. In the example of Judith Sargent Murray, her brother was sent to Harvard College by her father, and she decided to educate herself. In her essay insisting equality of the sexes, she explains “...the one is taught to aspire, and the other is early confined and limited...the sister must be wholly domesticated, while the brother is led by the hand through all the flowery paths of science” (154). This is an example of how men were encouraged to pursue education, but women were deprived of the opportunity unless they figured it out on their own.

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This portrait was created by Raphl Earl. This portrait is of  Chloe Burrall Smith (1757–1810)  and her five children. It is described as Chloe Burrall is wearing a fashionable yet modest dress, and using her maternal gesture while holding the youngest daughter. Also seen is each child holding an attribute. One inpaticular is  the son who is holding "A Map of the World." Which shows their family education. I believe this shows this time period of the women role. Women were seen to stay home with the children. Men would often leave the women to do "more important work" and believe that everything should be taken care of at home. Judith Sargent Murrary says, in her letter; On the Equality of the Sexes, "I know that to both sexes elevated understanding, and the reserve, are common. But, suffer me to ask, in what the minds of females are so notoriously deficient, or unequal." Women had no choice even though they knew that their place.

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This image was created by Ralph Earl sometime between 1751 and 1801. It didn't give an exact date. The image is of Mrs. Benjamin Tallmadge and her two children. I'm not sure that her name is Benjamin, and if it isn't then I don't know what it is. There are a lot of photos to choose from that are similar to this one, but I think that this photo and the others are good representation of how women of that time were viewed. Men secured women for marriage, had children, then often would just leave them to it while they went and did whatever manly duties they had to deal with. Judith Sargent Murray describes this in her letter, On the Equality of Sexes written in 1790, "every requisite in female economy is easily attained; and, with truth I can add, that once attained, they require no further mental attention." It represents the fact that women were viewed as tools and property that were used to the benefits of men. You could almost call them slaves as they were often not educated and they did not have rights to the same extent of men. Women were left to deal with household duties and children, and they didn't have a choice.

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After watching "The New Nation" part 1 and reading documents 9-2 and 9-4, make TWO posts:

ONE: Choose an image of 1790s women from this website:

pinterest.com/aldenob/1790s-portraits-of-american-women/

Then explain:

o   Who created it and when (if provided)

o   What you believe it shows

o   How it represents the lives of women in the 1790s

o   Be sure to include at least one specific piece of evidence from the documents to support your post
o   Put your name in the title of your post

TWO: Pick which one of your other group member's posts you think was best -make a new post next to it explaining why. Be sure to include one piece of evidence backing up your decision and include your name.

You are by no means limited to JUST these posts. The more we interact in our groups the more we will all take away from the class. The more conversation the better!

All posts must be completed by midnight on Sunday.