My trip here is half way over. I hope nothing has changed too much with you guys while I was gone. Here I finally see things that are similar to home. Like us in New England the women weave, cook, clean the house, and take care of the children. So, basically women still do the housework in the south. However, because we migrate as families instead in individuals there are typically more women where we live. Also here, women have fewer children compared to us at home because families are weaker. Back in the north however, women are looked upon as less compared to here because men typically live longer. Here in the south, women have more power. This is because it is said that men typically have a shorter life in the south, so women can/ have the right to inherit the money left for them. Also here women are less conservative than we are. When we women in the north commit adultery we have to wear an “A” on our bosoms, if we are caught, but here they don’t do that, and you can tell by the mixed culture around here, but that topic is saved for tomorrow.
Love,
Erica
Hey! Really good job explaining how the women's role contrasts between the north and the south! I liked how you added the REASON why the women have more power in the south than in the north.
ReplyDeleteI also liked how you included more than one reason how women's role differs, like conservativeness and the migration differences. :)
You did a very good job on this topic. I like how you stated at first how there are many similarities between women in Virginia and New England. It was a very good point how you said why the women in the south have more power, it was interesting that it is because men live shorter in the south.
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