Problem
Read the primary source noted below. It can be accessed through Ares in CourseLink. (See resources for unit 10). Carefully read the document and consider its contents alongside what we learned in the unit content and textbook. As you read the source, reflect on the following questions.
Salon Life
a) Why do you think the Enlightenment debates took place in people's homes and not in the universities?
b) What can this document tell us about women's roles in the Enlightenment? Use specific examples from the text and connect with the unit content.
c) Who was writing these documents? What does this tell us?
d) Do you think everyone was positive about women holding salons?
e) What would Rousseau have said about this?