Why was T. Hall singled out for Scrutiny?
T. Hall was singled out to settle the dispute on whether he was a woman or man. T. Hall wore both woman’s and men’s clothing. When T. Hall went through moments when he wanted to be a woman he would go by Thomasine, as a man he would go by Thomas. This made a big deal in the community and needed to be settled.
How did T. Halls neighbors respond to the gossip that this person’s sex was unclear?
T. Hall was stripped of any rights as a human, and could not be in a gendered group. Woman thought that his gender should be male because he had the presence of his genitalia. Men considered T. Hall as a woman because his organs did not have the ability to function properly. T Hall was sterile, which means that he could not get women pregnant and have children. The men felt like he was an essence, and could fit the role of a female.
What authority did women claim in assessing the situation? …show more content…
Hall was examined by a woman, and women felt like he should be considered a man because his genitalia was present.
What authority did men claim?
Men decided that T. Hall was a woman because he was unable to reproduce because he was sterile, meaning he could not get women pregnant and have children.
What does the struggle to mark T. Halls gender identity suggest about the structure of community life and the roles of men and women in colonial America?
I feel like it suggests that men should be the ones that go out and work, protect, and provide for their families, and women should be home to take care of home and raise the children. I think that the community will judge you the way you dress and carry
T. Hall was singled out to settle the dispute on whether he was a woman or man. T. Hall wore both woman’s and men’s clothing. When T. Hall went through moments when he wanted to be a woman he would go by Thomasine, as a man he would go by Thomas. This made a big deal in the community and needed to be settled.
How did T. Halls neighbors respond to the gossip that this person’s sex was unclear?
T. Hall was stripped of any rights as a human, and could not be in a gendered group. Woman thought that his gender should be male because he had the presence of his genitalia. Men considered T. Hall as a woman because his organs did not have the ability to function properly. T Hall was sterile, which means that he could not get women pregnant and have children. The men felt like he was an essence, and could fit the role of a female.
What authority did women claim in assessing the situation? …show more content…
Hall was examined by a woman, and women felt like he should be considered a man because his genitalia was present.
What authority did men claim?
Men decided that T. Hall was a woman because he was unable to reproduce because he was sterile, meaning he could not get women pregnant and have children.
What does the struggle to mark T. Halls gender identity suggest about the structure of community life and the roles of men and women in colonial America?
I feel like it suggests that men should be the ones that go out and work, protect, and provide for their families, and women should be home to take care of home and raise the children. I think that the community will judge you the way you dress and carry