Today we learned about the rights of women in the 19th century. I always had thought that women were treated well during that time period, but today I learned that there were basically no differences between women and slaves. Women had hardly any rights, they couldnt vote, werent entitled to their property and wages, and kids.
I read an essay on the Quaker society and I found out that Quaker women were treated very well, they had the same rights as men. Also, something I found interesting was that marriages were initiated from actual relationships, as opposed to just being married for the sake of being married.
Today we had a discussion about the Civil Disobedience essay we read last night, and Mr Boyle connected the idea of civil disobedience to our everyday lives. It's obviously a social thing, and the Transcendentalist philosophy finally made sense to me. First you go into nature to discover your true inner beliefs, then you stand up for your beliefs in everyday society. That is easier said than done, as Mr Boyle emphasized. But I think that I personally agree with the transcendentalist's point of view, that people should not blindly follow the "rules'' of society and organized religions, unless they fully understand what it is they are following.
Today we took notes for like 20 minutes, where we learned about transcendentalism. Then we got in groups and answered questions about nature and spirituality and transcendentalism.
