This week's readings, in addition to being entertaining, encourage us to think about gender and the performance of gender roles in early America. We see characters "putting on" and "taking off" different genders in different situations, to accomplish different goals.
We discussed in class tonight that dressing as men allowed these female characters certain liberties not generally afforded to women in early America. Of course, women in contemporary society move around much more freely and have many more opportunities, but are there still times that women must "put on" masculinity in order to achieve certain goals? And conversely, can we think of any times men may be encouraged by society to "perform femininity"?
Please discuss these ideas in your posting. And remember that your blog posting is due by 5 on Thursday and your response to your peers by 5 on Friday.
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