The Life Of Narcissa Whiteman

Women have had a hard time with their lives for as long as we know. They were treated as property, an item, and less than a male would ever be. They have struggled, but some struggled more than others. Some lead an easy life as less than human, but others had a hard time. The hardships may have been due to disease, child birth, and home life. This paper will cover the hardships between the Chesapeake and New England women and their differences.

Anne also spent a good deal of time with her mother who was a midwife. She began to accompany her at a young age to births of women in their village. As a young woman she became a midwife. She continued her midwifery in the New World and was highly regarded by the women in every community in which she lived. They looked up to her and sought her advice in matters that were spiritual in nature. Without the training by her mother in midwifery she would not have had this kind of contact and influence in the lives of so many women. Anne was able to put her ideals and influence to good use in spiritual study groups in her home in England and then in Boston.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book Reading Ellen White by George R. Knight. I found some sections of the book to be particularly interesting. I learned different ways to interpret Ellen White’s writings. When reading at a surface level some of her writings can seem to contradict each other. It is important when reading her messages to know how to interpret what she is saying to get the full meaning of the writing. While reading through the book I came across some good points that I hope to apply to my life as well as with those I come in contact with.

They had the burdens of traveling while pregnant and childbearing as well as the rituals of attending to the sick and dying and the caring of infants and the caring and irritable children. Women also felt themselves in antagonistic relationship with them but more often than not when they maintain their silence. This is expressed in this journal account written by Miriam Davis, “ I have cooked so much out in the hot sun and smoke, I hardly know who I am, and when I look into the little Looking Glass I ask “ can this be me?” Put a blanket over my head and I would pass well for an Osage squaw.” The Westward Expansion was the leading outlet for women to try to break the stereotype of domestic femininity. Proving yet the strength and courage women have always had.

Women in the nineteenth century, for the most part, had to follow the common role presented to them by society. This role can be summed up by what historians call the “cult of domesticity”. The McGuffey Readers does a successful job at illustrating the women’s role in society. Women that took part in the overland trail as described in “Women’s Diaries of the Westward Journey” had to try to follow these roles while facing many challenges that made it very difficult to do so.

Mrs. Equellia Nancy Woods began her earthly experience on, April 21, 1918 in Newnan, Georgia. She was the second of ten children born to Paul and Victoria Powell. At an early age her family relocate to Anniston, Alabama and laid down strong family roots anointed by god. Equellia and her family were loyal dedicated member of Friendship Baptist Church under the pastor ship of Rev. R.K. White. In her early teenage years she willing left school to help support her family doing domestic work in the Anniston area.

The article, The Cult of Womanhood: 1820 - 1860 written by Barbara Welter discusses the philosophy towards women in America during the mid 19th century. A set of demands and expectations based upon four principles: piety, purity, submission and domesticity were placed on women as well as certain behavioral expectations left 19th century women feeling guilty. It also left women feeling this way during the industrialization period as well as having a huge presence of incompatibility with society. Welter shares her viewpoint that the Cult of Womanhood was an attempt to preserve pre modern values in the industrial age. Men held a dominant place in society and continued to prevent new opportunities for women to explore. Narrow minded

First Generations: Women in Colonial America by Carol Berkin, explains to us how different seventeenth century women’s lives were from what we know today. The seventeenth century women didn’t have many civil liberties. Carol Berkin gives us a view of life experience that these Colonial women and Native American women went through. This helps us perceive why many Colonial women may have chosen to stay with their Native American captors. Seventeenth century colonial women had little civil rights, especially after being married.

The story of Jarena Lee is one of great lows and great triumphs. It begins in Cape May, New Jersey, where on February 11, 1783 Jarena Lee was born. Lee’s parents were both free African Americans, but at the age of seven Lee went to work as a domestic servant for a Mr. Sharp. It was during this work where Lee first found the spirit of God after lying to Mrs. Sharp about completed a task she had not. After telling this lie, Lee felt the spirit of God move throughout her and filled her with feelings of guilt. Lee promised herself she would never lie again and consequently beginning her long journey of finding the spirit of God. In 1804, Lee went to listen to a Presbyterian missionary preach the word of God. After listening to the missionary, Lee felt the full weight of her sins. Because she had not yet learned how to turn to God, Lee instead turned to Satan and felt the need to destroy herself. Fortunately, the unseen arm of God stopped Lee from acting on these feelings. After this, Lee left her job as a domestic servant and moved to Philadelphia.

In the Northern states, and during the Second Great Awakening, many Americans became involved in evangelical work and had become eager to share the Protestant faith. Although, the Second Great Awakening “reasserted the egalitarian ideals which drew more women than men”, and it also favored women and their reform activities (DuBois & Dumenil, 2012, p.151). Therefore, the revivalism that expanded during the antebellum period is what introduced a number of social reform movements to improve America overall. With the new conversions and the growing interest in religion, women were influenced to help improve all aspect of life including the political, economical, and social problems; therefore they started by “supporting their husband in missionary

The missionary ladies, like Aunt Alexandra, in general abide by the same rules of politeness. They believed on the surface fragrant women were to “rock slowly, fan gently, and drink cool water” (Johnson). To them women were to act as a clique, and if someone did not act a certain way they would be looked down upon for being different and cast as an exile. They also pride themselves on family values whereas at the heart of things have no family values at all, and they use it as a way to segregate people into groups (Johnson).

Colonial Latin America is an interesting period of history to study. Many changes have occurred regarding aspects of both Colonial Latin American society and culture. Laws, rights, and industrialization has occurred since the beginning of Colonial Latin America era, shaping its society and culture into something new. Although some aspects of Colonial Latin America remain today, both the society and culture has vastly changed. The primary demographic that this research paper will focus on is the women within Colonial Latin America society, focusing on the lives they lived within that periods culture.

Thesis: A “true women” in the 19th Century was one who was domestic, religious, and chaste. These were virtues established by men but enforced and taught by other women. Women were also told that they were inferior to men and they should accept it and be grateful that someone just loved them.

Ellen White is talked about a lot in the Adventist community. George R. Knight goes into great detail into the life of Ellen White in his book Meeting Ellen White. It is very important that we understand and learn more about the influential people that are in the history of the church. As one of the most influential people, it is important that we learn how Ellen White’s writings and her presence helped mold Adventism. Her story has shown me many lessons to apply to my life. Not only her story, but her many writings have also impacted my life in many ways.

The two texts The Female American (1767) and Robinson Crusoe (1719) are both considered to be colonial literatures, which refer to texts written prior to the Revolutionary War in the region that was eventually to become the United States. These English based texts are written in the colonial period prior to 1750, the timeline before MLA (Modern Language Association) settled. The two texts are comparable in terms of specific colonial aspects which is religious conversion, particularly the indigenous Americans and the enslaved, who those kingdoms sought to subjugate. The various common between the two colonial literatures are mainly the perspective of the British Imperialist, which is less critical to British government based on the fact they colonized other countries. The significant mode of address in the two texts is the representative Religious imperialism of Christianity. The historical feature of the two texts supports the analysis of the history utilization about the personal and public religious conversion of Unca and Friday who are the protagonist and one of the significant characters of the texts. In the early eighteenth century, the native people had a huge conversion weather they wanted or not, especially for women in the America. The primary text The Female American by Unca Eliza Winkfield, observes the various ways of the conversion through the book. One of the most important reasons that cause the conversion is a religion, the Christianity. When the native people were being colonized in the early eighteenth century, the Christianity came into the land and starts to convert the native women in religious approach. It features that Winkfield has made a guidance to understand the dynamic between the history and story. The Female American features the major two conversions of Unca and the other Indians. The conversions are described as rational acceptance of the superiority of the Christianity. Since The Female American is the female version of Robinson Crusoe, the two texts include comparable religious conversions beside of the gender of each protagonist.