1) Does the term sexual coercion capture what happened to these women?
2) How do you think studying their case help us better understand our world today.
NEXT assignment using the article I attached: After reading Sharon Block’s essay “Lines of color, sex, and service: Sexual coercion in the Early Republic,” complete the following activity:
Write a letter on a SEPERATE page to Rachel Davis as a person in the 21st century. Be sure to explain your understanding of her and her experiences.
What do you want to tell her?
Demonstrate that you understand her story.
Cite specific examples (more than one) to support your assertion
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