Sweet T. and Biscuits

Missed class on Monday because apparently I have yet to master the advanced technology of the alarm clock. Apparently we're talking about the 18 th century now. I always get confused with the use of centuries instead of just saying what year it was...the 18 th century is the 1700's, just fucking say “the 1700's” why do we need to make shit more complicated? So the Daughters of Liberty and Daughters of Britain. Professor was talking about how women weren't involved in politics, and if you asked a woman back in the day what she thought about politics apparently she'd say, “But what have I to do with politics?” which just goes to show that women back in the day really were uneducated, who starts a sentence with a conjunction? Britain was considered to be a big girly country, clingy and whiny while big bad America was all manly, ripping up the New World and urinating all over to claim its dominance. Some writers begin to see the principles of liberty as feminine...

So I've decided that the only way for me to keep up with the blog and survive the scholastic firestorm that is this semester is to combine them...so I bring you the Class Notes Series. Don't worry, these aren't your average class notes. I'm taking a class about women in America before the 20th century, and it's a little bit boring so I decided to take notes the fun way. So here they are, Part One, for your enjoyment (Part Two will be posted by the end of the day). Witches: Giles Cory-pressed to death. Use of torture and accusation of a man-odd. It was actually difficult to get a conviction of witchcraft and most sentences were not death. Most accused witches were middle aged. Typically married. Had few or no children. Middle age considered to be the prime of a person's life. Finished with childbearing, basking in acquired status of a powerful wife/mother. Danger was misuse of such power (ambition, pride). Large families were considered to be a sign of a ha...