[ Followups | Post Followup | History 101 Discussion Forum | Help ]

Comment

Posted by RS on February 13, 2002 at 16:47:59:

In Reply to: My Abstract Revised posted by Melissa Tom on February 13, 2002 at 12:05:14:

: Theme: Gender Relations of the Peasants in France
18TH CENTURY RURAL FRANCE

: Argument:
: Sexual division of labor clearly exists in peasant France as illustrated by Pierre Jean Baptiste’s, F.Y. Besnard’s, and Bonnie Smith’s articles. The men and women held gendered roles in society. This division labor is not only divided according to one’s gender but also according to one’s class background. CAN YOU FIND EVIDENCE IN THE DOCUMENTS ABOUT CLASS BACKGROUND? IF SO, REPLACE 'CLASS BACKGROUND' WITH SOMETHING MORE CONCRETE.

: Supporting Evidence (2 examples):
: Baptiste:
: “A part of the night is spent threshing the wheat that is needed for seeding. At dawn, he goes to plant it; and then he continues to plow and so on, until the seed is sown. At this time he gets scarcely even a few hours of sleep…” (p.145) ßMen of lower class GOOD DETAIL: THESE ARE FARMERS OR PEASANT FARMERS, RIGHT. THAT'S MORE SPECIFIC AND PRECISE THAN LOWER CLASS.

: “It is the women who are burdened with all the details of the housework. [NOTE THIS TERM. WHAT DID HE MEAN BY IT?] It is they who milk the cows, make butter and cheese. Thus they get up earlier and go to bed later than the men…” (p.147) ß Women of a lower class status AS ABOVE, BE MORE PRECISE

: Besnard:
: “It is true that the women were rarely employed in hard work out-of-doors, and never in grain threshing, for example. The women did not breast feed the infants, who where bottle-fed with cow’s milk.” (p.151) ßWomen of a higher class status YOU RAISE AN INTERESTING CONTRAST HERE AND SOME INTRIGUING COMPLICATIONS. THE WOMEN BEING DESCRIBED ARE WIFES OF PEASANT FARMERS AND UNLESS YOU CAN FIND EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY, IT WILL BE HARD TO SHOW THAT THEY WERE FROM AN 'UPPER CLASS.' SO WHAT ELSE COULD EXPLAIN THE CONSTRAST THAT YOU'VE DISCOVERED? CONSIDER 1)DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PROSPERITY IN DIFFERENT REGIONS 2)DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND 'BIASES' OF INSIDER VS. OUTSIDER 3)FOCUS ON DAYLABORING WOMEN COMPARED TO WIFES OF LARGE FARMERS--RECALL THE TRIPARTITE SOCIAL DIVISIONS WE DISCUSSED.

: (p.152) Second paragraph, where the wages of men and women were listed and of what class status they were in. ßi.e. first plowhand received a higher wage than the carters… and so forth.
:
WAGE VARIATION BY GENDER AND TASK.
: Smith:
: “Everyone’s work in early modern times was tedious. Like men’s, women’s common task involve danger, repetition, skill, and physical strength. (p.9) GOOD-WHY NOT USE AS YOUR CONNECTION.

: “In the eighteenth century women’s reproductive role was a coordinate of their productive life…” (p.12)THIS COMES FROM A SECONDARY SOURCE; CAN YOU FIND EVIDENCE IN THE DOCUMENT SUPPORTS THIS STATEMENT? REMEMBER THAT YOU TASK IS TO WORK CHIEFLY WITH THE EVIDENCE IN THE TWO DOCUMENTS.

: Connection:
: There is an overwhelming amount of evidence in the both the primary and secondary sources illustrating how class plays a prominent role in sexual division labor amongst the peasants in France. I will be connecting theses pieces of evidence together to show how men’s and women’s roles were different and how their roles were predetermined by their class status. RATHER THAN CLASS, I'D SUGGEST THAT YOU CONSIDER SOCIAL GROUPS WITHIN RURAL COMMUNITIES AS WAY OF DEALING WITH SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND DIFFERENCE. "CLASS" TYPICALLY REFERS TO LARGER SOCIAL DIFFERENCES. YOUR IDEA IS FINE BUT YOU CAN IMPROVE YOU COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BY USING SOMETHING ANALAGOUS TO THE 'FARMER' 'COTTAR' AND 'ARTISAN' GROUPINGS IN THE BONNIE SMITH ARTICLE. BETTER, USE THE SOCIAL GROUPINGS DESCRIBED BY CAVANAUGH THAT I TRANSLATED INTO THREE GROUPS: FARMERS, SMALLHOLDERS, AND DAY/AGRICULTURAL LABORERS--THE THREE GROUPS REPRESENTED IN THE SLIDE I SHOWED YOU.

Followups

Post a Followup

Name:
Email:

Subject:

Comments:
: : Theme: Gender Relations of the Peasants in France : 18TH CENTURY RURAL FRANCE : : Argument: : : Sexual division of labor clearly exists in peasant France as illustrated by Pierre Jean Baptiste’s, F.Y. Besnard’s, and Bonnie Smith’s articles. The men and women held gendered roles in society. This division labor is not only divided according to one’s gender but also according to one’s class background. CAN YOU FIND EVIDENCE IN THE DOCUMENTS ABOUT CLASS BACKGROUND? IF SO, REPLACE 'CLASS BACKGROUND' WITH SOMETHING MORE CONCRETE. : : Supporting Evidence (2 examples): : : Baptiste: : : “A part of the night is spent threshing the wheat that is needed for seeding. At dawn, he goes to plant it; and then he continues to plow and so on, until the seed is sown. At this time he gets scarcely even a few hours of sleep…” (p.145) ßMen of lower class GOOD DETAIL: THESE ARE FARMERS OR PEASANT FARMERS, RIGHT. THAT'S MORE SPECIFIC AND PRECISE THAN LOWER CLASS. : : “It is the women who are burdened with all the details of the housework. [NOTE THIS TERM. WHAT DID HE MEAN BY IT?] It is they who milk the cows, make butter and cheese. Thus they get up earlier and go to bed later than the men…” (p.147) ß Women of a lower class status AS ABOVE, BE MORE PRECISE : : Besnard: : : “It is true that the women were rarely employed in hard work out-of-doors, and never in grain threshing, for example. The women did not breast feed the infants, who where bottle-fed with cow’s milk.” (p.151) ßWomen of a higher class status YOU RAISE AN INTERESTING CONTRAST HERE AND SOME INTRIGUING COMPLICATIONS. THE WOMEN BEING DESCRIBED ARE WIFES OF PEASANT FARMERS AND UNLESS YOU CAN FIND EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY, IT WILL BE HARD TO SHOW THAT THEY WERE FROM AN 'UPPER CLASS.' SO WHAT ELSE COULD EXPLAIN THE CONSTRAST THAT YOU'VE DISCOVERED? CONSIDER 1)DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PROSPERITY IN DIFFERENT REGIONS 2)DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND 'BIASES' OF INSIDER VS. OUTSIDER 3)FOCUS ON DAYLABORING WOMEN COMPARED TO WIFES OF LARGE FARMERS--RECALL THE TRIPARTITE SOCIAL DIVISIONS WE DISCUSSED. : : (p.152) Second paragraph, where the wages of men and women were listed and of what class status they were in. ßi.e. first plowhand received a higher wage than the carters… and so forth. : : : WAGE VARIATION BY GENDER AND TASK. : : Smith: : : “Everyone’s work in early modern times was tedious. Like men’s, women’s common task involve danger, repetition, skill, and physical strength. (p.9) GOOD-WHY NOT USE AS YOUR CONNECTION. : : “In the eighteenth century women’s reproductive role was a coordinate of their productive life…” (p.12)THIS COMES FROM A SECONDARY SOURCE; CAN YOU FIND EVIDENCE IN THE DOCUMENT SUPPORTS THIS STATEMENT? REMEMBER THAT YOU TASK IS TO WORK CHIEFLY WITH THE EVIDENCE IN THE TWO DOCUMENTS. : : Connection: : : There is an overwhelming amount of evidence in the both the primary and secondary sources illustrating how class plays a prominent role in sexual division labor amongst the peasants in France. I will be connecting theses pieces of evidence together to show how men’s and women’s roles were different and how their roles were predetermined by their class status. RATHER THAN CLASS, I'D SUGGEST THAT YOU CONSIDER SOCIAL GROUPS WITHIN RURAL COMMUNITIES AS WAY OF DEALING WITH SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND DIFFERENCE. "CLASS" TYPICALLY REFERS TO LARGER SOCIAL DIFFERENCES. YOUR IDEA IS FINE BUT YOU CAN IMPROVE YOU COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BY USING SOMETHING ANALAGOUS TO THE 'FARMER' 'COTTAR' AND 'ARTISAN' GROUPINGS IN THE BONNIE SMITH ARTICLE. BETTER, USE THE SOCIAL GROUPINGS DESCRIBED BY CAVANAUGH THAT I TRANSLATED INTO THREE GROUPS: FARMERS, SMALLHOLDERS, AND DAY/AGRICULTURAL LABORERS--THE THREE GROUPS REPRESENTED IN THE SLIDE I SHOWED YOU.

Optional Link URL:
Title of Link:
Optional Image URL: