Midterm Question

I believe that the midterm question should be about the work of Frederick Douglass,asking us to write a persuasive essay on whether we agree or disagree with his assertions on how the ability to read and write can really be a tool for freedom during any century. Although it is a bit more open ended we would have to choose and analyze quotes from the reading, and possibly even connect it with other readings we have read so far. The “Vindication for the Rights of Women” for instance also discusses the idea of how education could be a tool of empowerment for women, and can thus “free” them from intellectual subordination to men, as well as subordination in all other aspects of life. Essentially there are many ways in which we could go with this essay.