Chapter 7

               One of the topics that I found intriguing in chapter seven was the roles of women; white women in the Republic, to be exact. As a woman myself, I love reading about the advancements that women made in history, and learning about the process of how America viewed women from earlier times until today. Although this section specifically talked about white women, it was still progress compared to the roles they had years before. It was about time women got some independence! During this time, around the 17^th century, women were able to choose their husbands and people are starting to see the importance of marriage as a mutual decision. In addition, these ladies eventually realized that it was a better idea to have fewer kids. This freed them from the burden of having to go through several pregnancies and the difficulty of nursing too many kids. I always wondered how the ladies were able to manage eight or nine little monkeys running around the house. I'm an only child, and yet, my mom complains about how much work she has to do because of me!