Amanda Smith

Amanda smith’s narrative with respect to the principles of gender analysis shows a range of aspects in gender based differences in the 1830s. On her emancipation, Amanda smith desired to gain an education following her few weeks she had received in schooling when she was still very young. The school was a tough place to be since it was specially designed for white children and the lack of resources would have her and brother walk more than five miles every day to reach to school. She valued the importance of education for female children starting from a very young age, more than she valued education for female adults. Striking advances from the black females were what propelled them towards learning and fighting to be better (Smith, 120). The main purpose for Amanda smith’s efforts was in order to be prominent in a society where all dominance was by the white males. The principles of gender dictated that women were supposed to be submissive which Amanda Smith did not find fair in any way and made sure that progress was made in reaching this particular goal.

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The nature of the slave family was variable and depended on the form of activity that each family took part in. The families were mostly characterized by their numbers too. The importance of this family is that they had enough manpower for the work they would be assigned. This made it easier for the families to make enough to feed them and also work faster and easier. The labor force for the white males was not an issue since it was self-renewing. For men and women in the family, the husband who would be the bread winner was allowed to visit his wife and children once or twice a week. However in most cases, the husband would make surreptitious visits in order to avoid confrontation or unnecessary restrictions. Slave families created an opportunity to grow in terms of the workforces and urban areas where the African Americans had small-farm productions and husbands and wives were forced to separate following a northern rule against all the marital unions that were evidently existent in this particular areas and were deemed to cause unnecessary inconsistencies based on what the northern slave owners wanted.

Having been married at 17, Amanda labored for minimal wages which is not a normal occurrence in the current world. Besides being in this situation she lost her baby to sickness as a result of poverty and an inability to afford medicine, she resolved to religion and was a believer despite the hardships. However, she considered herself as the person who would take God’s good message to the world (Smith, 230). The music made during these years was meant to instill hope by being metaphorical and making reference to the situation they are in while calling out to God altogether. Music also created a bond among the workers and helped them express themselves in times and situations where it was hard to express oneself in either words and/or even actions. Women rarely participated in church or public life. Religion therefore was significant in that it was one of the ways by which power was fully expressed and showed a certain amount of confidence that had been rare among the people especially the women who held certain notable reputations in the society.

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