Personal letters, even ones such as Wheatley's that were later published in newspapers, offer a rare opportunity to hear women's voices from the past. What
distinguishes Wheatley's and Adams's writing from the rhetoric of Patrick Henry,
Thomas Jefferson, and Tom Paine? What do their letters reveal about how women
were expected to behave in early America?

What did the french national assembly decide? peasants would only have to pay one-tenth of their earnings to the catholic church. the government could not legally charge taxes without first holding a vote. aristocrats would still receive special privileges as long as they paid a higher tax. employment would be available to all people, regardless of their social class.