Week 4 Summary

Adam T starts the week’s blog with some main points. He points out that in the beginning of the article there is a major emphasis on the “law of nature” and that the law of nature is mandated by god. He put in the quote; “that woman is man’s equal- was intended to be so by the Creator” This points out the emphasis of god and how god wanted men and women to be equal therefore they should be. Adam then points out that woman should get an education, and they should be able to teach and preach religion just like men. He completes his post by saying that the constitution is a set of fair rules but it is going to take determination from both men and women to keep a fair society.

Adam Z starts his post by pointing out the importance of the word “resolved” in the article. He said that the word “resolved” sticks out to him because it means a call of action and that something has to get done. Adam then puts in the quote; “We shall employ agents, circulate tracts, petition the state and national legislatures, and endeavor to enlist the pulpit and the press in our behalf.” He said this quote is important because it means they are going to spread the news by repeating themselves that way people won’t forget it. Adam Z then agreed with what Adam T had to say about education, he also said he liked the quotes Adam T put in his posting.

Mark adds to the blog by putting in a quote that he disagrees with; “He has made her, morally, an irresponsible being, as she can commit many crimes with impunity, provided they be done in the presence of her husband. In the covenant of marriage, she is compelled to promise obedience to her husband, he becoming, to all intents and purposes, her master—the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty, and to administer chastisement.” He thinks this quote means that men thought of women as property, and women weren’t anything until they had a husband who they then had to obey. Mark thinks this quote is degrading to woman and he thinks it contests Adam’s post saying that men and women were created equal. Mark then ends his posting by saying; “ I think this goes to show back in the day when this was written the men were sexist and all for white male supremacy.”

Tiffany then sums up the weeks postings. Tiffany agreed with all the points made by Adam T and Adam Z. She then puts in the quote: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”. In Adam Z’s post he said he likes this quote because of the power that the quote holds for people and the world. Tiffany said this quote was important because of the impact it had on changing the meaning of equality for men and women.