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April 12, 1814
The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A poem and prose piece contending that women are expected to show greater resilience and patience than men in demanding roles like soldiers or scholars, countering the notion of female weakness.
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On the female mode of wearing in the
Above our changeable bed. I
No wonder now if rlwk should linger,
Allow'd to place his too rude hands
Where others do not lay finger.
It is but too commonly the lot of women
to be deceived into a belief, that as they are
the gentler sex; so ought they to be the weakest.
Alas! it is far otherwise. The soldier,
covered with the wreath of glory--the mariner,
warring with the elements.--the sage,
consuming his strength with the midnight
oil nor the bigot, wearing away life with fa-
natical zeal in false devotion require not the
unshrinking firmness, the never failing patience,
the unbending fortitude, which is expected
from almost every woman.
Above our changeable bed. I
No wonder now if rlwk should linger,
Allow'd to place his too rude hands
Where others do not lay finger.
It is but too commonly the lot of women
to be deceived into a belief, that as they are
the gentler sex; so ought they to be the weakest.
Alas! it is far otherwise. The soldier,
covered with the wreath of glory--the mariner,
warring with the elements.--the sage,
consuming his strength with the midnight
oil nor the bigot, wearing away life with fa-
natical zeal in false devotion require not the
unshrinking firmness, the never failing patience,
the unbending fortitude, which is expected
from almost every woman.
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Commentary
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Women Fortitude
Gender Expectations
Moral Reflection
Story Details
Story Details
A garbled poem on female attire or intimacy followed by prose asserting that women, though deemed the gentler sex, must possess unshrinking firmness, never-failing patience, and unbending fortitude exceeding that required of soldiers, mariners, sages, or bigots.