Equality: the quality or state of being equal. It is a fairly simple definition, but seems to have not been a fairly simple task.
Our group agreed that everyone should be equal. However, each individual group member had different feelings about this article. Jade feels that no one should be superior or inferior to another person, and that money conquers the mind. I may be wrong when I say this, but I think she was saying that people view others with or without money differently. When women used to not have jobs or money, they were inferior just because of their money stature. Jade also feels that family roles can create double standards, too. A stay-at-home dad may be frowned upon while for a mom it is completely okay.
Kat and Kayla have similar views on this article, and they think that the law and religion should be separate. There was mentioning of the “creator” a lot and what would the “creator” want? It is not about what the creator would want, but what is right. TJ started by saying men are encouraged to have women speak, which at first I took this a little demeaning. Maybe it was, but I don’t think so because when I read what TJ said about when men listen, they may have an insight to something they are not normally comfortable with, seemed enlightening and that we all need each other to see what the other does not. TJ quoted “That the speedy success of our cause depends upon the zealous and untiring efforts of both men and women, for the overthrow of the monopoly of the pulpit, and for the securing to woman an equal participation with men in the various trades, professions and commerce.” With that quote, it all brings us back to our group thinking that we should all be treated equal. Kat brought up a great question that I think we all—or at least the women in this room--should think about: If these woman before us didn’t stand up for their rights, then where would we be now?
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