In recent texts, we have been introduced to the male’s definition of how a woman should act and be educated. It is obvious that men have strong opinions regarding how a woman should behave; unfortunately they obviously do not have the female population’s best interests in mind.
In “An Address to the Ladies” written by Alphonzo, the author attempts to convince the female reader that he is giving her advice, as a friend, when in reality he is suppressing the entire population. Alphonzo states that the kitchen is where women belong while academics belong to men. He goes on to say that men will find it unattractive if a woman tries to invade their “department”.
Throughout the text Alphonzo describes the perfect woman as one who is quite, mild, and sentimental and encourages women to act accordingly. He believes education is unnecessary as long as they can present themselves in a respectable way. Learning arithmetic is completely unnecessary because it will never be useful to them.
After reading these texts I have been inspired to continue working hard and furthering my education. When a person says I can’t do something, it only encourages me to do more!
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I love your positive attitude at the end of your post! I agree. It makes me want to go back to Puritan times, show of my smarts, just to shock those men. I feel we have come a long way, but it makes me sad to think there are still these archaic feelings about women floating around in today's world.
I really enjoyed reading your post! I definitely agree that the texts do not have the female population’s best interest in mind. It isn't right that men should tell women how educated they can be or how they should behave. Women should be able to decide for themselves. I really like how you ended your post because I feel the same way. I love to prove people wrong when they say I can’t do something. See you in class!
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