Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Joanne Haggar june 29th
Before reading The Tails of Girlhood, I first looked at the clothes line project website. I found this website very interesting and I have never heard of anything like it. I like how it uses art and creation in a therapeutic way for women to deal with violence they have dealt with. So as I was reading in the book, I realized how often the girl was talking about needed protection and someone to confide in. One part in particular that really stood out to me was the last paragraph. To me it sounds like she is asking why the free people of the north don't help people like her....she says help those who cannot help themselves. This all relates back to the clothes line project because someone has created a safe haven for women and an outlet for their feelings of hopelessness. Women of violence can now express their feelings and deal with their horrible experiences in a positive way.
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I got the same message from the last paragraph. I feel like back then violence was accepted because slaves were seen as property. So slave owners could do whatever they wanted to their property. But by the people of the north not doing anything, it was like they were saying that behavior was okay.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your take on the website. I said on someone else's blog that I think the addition of art as a way to express one's feeling is a really healthy thing. Word's can be a powerful outlet, but I think art is a great way as well!
ReplyDeleteI liked that you linked the website and The Trials of Girlhood together. The women who participate in the Clothesline Project are given a voice that they maybe otherwise would not have over their situation. Harriet Jacobs was not able to talk to anyone about her abuse. Writing this may have helped her, but it still was not all that detailed. An outlet is a good way to release feelings of pain, fear, embarrassment, etc.
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