HIST 3850 Lecture Notes - Aurore Gagnon, Essentialism, Sentenced
27 Feb 2013
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Professor was surprised by how much sympathy was displayed with the way in which the. Passive, loving, sympathetic, has a mystical bond with their child. These are very stereotypical yet very powerful in. This description is essentialist (necessary traits used to describe a natural woman). This description is rejected by feminists and historians: these roles are not biologically based and inevitable. The jackie bates book is a lot more than just about a mother and her child. 1st case: a village in quebec called ste. Philomene de fortierville 50 miles east of quebec city: refer to aurore, the martyred child ppt. The older sister was told to stand at the window to see if someone was coming when this abuse took place. Why did she not speak earlier: defense tried to shake this sister"s testimony but she stuck to it.
