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Re: My Abstract Revised

Posted by Marisa Messenger on February 13, 2002 at 21:39:44:

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

: 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. I THINK THAT YOUR IDEA OF EXAMINING THE GENDER ROLES IS GREAT, BUT I AGREE WITH THE PROFESSOR THAT YOU SHOULD GET RID OF THE CLASS STRUCTURE THING, SINCE BONNIE SMITH'S ARTICLE, NOT THE PRIMARY SOURCE ARTICLE, REFERS TO THE WIVES OF THE UPPER-CLASS IN THE URBAN SETTINGS OF FRANCE. MAYBE WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY IS THAT IN BAPTISTE'S ARTICLE HE TALKS ABOUT THE DUTIES OF THE WIVES OF THE POOREST FARMERS, WHEREAS THE OTHER ARTICLE TALKS ABOUT THE WIVES OF WEALTHIER FARMERS. THEY ARE BOTH FARMERS, THEREFORE IN THE SAME SOCIAL CLASS, BUT ONE IS JUST MORE WELL-OFF THAN THE OTHER. SO MAYBE YOU COULD SAY THAT HOW SUCCESSFUL YOU ARE AFFECTS THE DIVISION OF LABOR BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN. THIS IS JUST A THOUGHT, IF THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT THEN JUST DISREGARD.

: 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

: “It is the women who are burdened with all the details of the housework. 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

: 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

: (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.
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: 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)

: “In the eighteenth century women’s reproductive role was a coordinate of their productive life…” (p.12)

: 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.

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: : Theme: Gender Relations of the Peasants in 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. I THINK THAT YOUR IDEA OF EXAMINING THE GENDER ROLES IS GREAT, BUT I AGREE WITH THE PROFESSOR THAT YOU SHOULD GET RID OF THE CLASS STRUCTURE THING, SINCE BONNIE SMITH'S ARTICLE, NOT THE PRIMARY SOURCE ARTICLE, REFERS TO THE WIVES OF THE UPPER-CLASS IN THE URBAN SETTINGS OF FRANCE. MAYBE WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY IS THAT IN BAPTISTE'S ARTICLE HE TALKS ABOUT THE DUTIES OF THE WIVES OF THE POOREST FARMERS, WHEREAS THE OTHER ARTICLE TALKS ABOUT THE WIVES OF WEALTHIER FARMERS. THEY ARE BOTH FARMERS, THEREFORE IN THE SAME SOCIAL CLASS, BUT ONE IS JUST MORE WELL-OFF THAN THE OTHER. SO MAYBE YOU COULD SAY THAT HOW SUCCESSFUL YOU ARE AFFECTS THE DIVISION OF LABOR BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN. THIS IS JUST A THOUGHT, IF THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT THEN JUST DISREGARD. : : 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 : : “It is the women who are burdened with all the details of the housework. 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 : : 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 : : (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. : : : : 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) : : “In the eighteenth century women’s reproductive role was a coordinate of their productive life…” (p.12) : : 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.

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