Women and Patchwork Quilting Banned

I remembered reading this and just located it again. This has to do
with how censors are trying to make school tests and tests non-bias
and have gone just a little overboard. For more information, follow
the other links in the article:

Women and Patchwork Quilting
The bias and sensitivity reviewers rejected a passage about patchwork
quilting by women on the western frontier in the mid-19th century. The
passage explained that mothers in that time taught their daughters to
sew, and together they made quilts for the girl’s dowry when she
married. Quilting was an economic necessity because it saved money,
and there were no factory-made quilts available until the end of the
19th century. The passage briefly explained how quilts were assembled
and described them as works of art. The information in the passage was
historically accurate, but the bias and sensitivity panel (as well as
the "content expert panel") objected to the passage because it
contained stereotypes of females as "soft" and "submissive." Actually,
the passage did nothing of the sort. It was a description of why
quilting was important to women on the frontier and how it was done.
Nothing in the passage excluded the possibility that mothers and
daughters were riding the range, plowing the fields, and herding
cattle during the day. The reviewers objected to the portrayal of
women as people who stitch and sew and who were concerned about
preparing for marriage. Historical accuracy was no defense for this
representation of women and girls, which they deemed stereotypical.

From:
http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/amer...3/excised.html
(note: although this appeared in an union publication, the union does
not advocate this -- they are merely reporting it - so don't blame the
teachers)

Linda
PATCHogue, NY

If you go to the links you can find they have banned housewife
right along with hussy too.
: (
Taria

ALZ wrote:

I remembered reading this and just located it again. This has to do
with how censors are trying to make school tests and tests non-bias
and have gone just a little overboard. For more information, follow
the other links in the article:

Women and Patchwork Quilting
The bias and sensitivity reviewers rejected a passage about patchwork
quilting by women on the western frontier in the mid-19th century. The
passage explained that mothers in that time taught their daughters to
sew, and together they made quilts for the girl’s dowry when she
married. Quilting was an economic necessity because it saved money,
and there were no factory-made quilts available until the end of the
19th century. The passage briefly explained how quilts were assembled
and described them as works of art. The information in the passage was
historically accurate, but the bias and sensitivity panel (as well as
the "content expert panel") objected to the passage because it
contained stereotypes of females as "soft" and "submissive." Actually,
the passage did nothing of the sort. It was a description of why
quilting was important to women on the frontier and how it was done.
Nothing in the passage excluded the possibility that mothers and
daughters were riding the range, plowing the fields, and herding
cattle during the day. The reviewers objected to the portrayal of
women as people who stitch and sew and who were concerned about
preparing for marriage. Historical accuracy was no defense for this
representation of women and girls, which they deemed stereotypical.

From:
http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/amer...3/excised.html
(note: although this appeared in an union publication, the union does
not advocate this -- they are merely reporting it - so don't blame the
teachers)

Linda
PATCHogue, NY

Sounds like some misogynist has misgivings about women in general and can't
tell the difference between the two groups. Sad, really.

"taria" wrote in message
news:zrrwd.4780$Zn6.2927@trnddc08...
If you go to the links you can find they have banned housewife
right along with hussy too.
: (
Taria

ALZ wrote:

I remembered reading this and just located it again. This has to do
with how censors are trying to make school tests and tests non-bias
and have gone just a little overboard. For more information, follow
the other links in the article:

Women and Patchwork Quilting
The bias and sensitivity reviewers rejected a passage about patchwork
quilting by women on the western frontier in the mid-19th century. The
passage explained that mothers in that time taught their daughters to
sew, and together they made quilts for the girl's dowry when she
married. Quilting was an economic necessity because it saved money,
and there were no factory-made quilts available until the end of the
19th century. The passage briefly explained how quilts were assembled
and described them as works of art. The information in the passage was
historically accurate, but the bias and sensitivity panel (as well as
the "content expert panel") objected to the passage because it
contained stereotypes of females as "soft" and "submissive." Actually,
the passage did nothing of the sort. It was a description of why
quilting was important to women on the frontier and how it was done.
Nothing in the passage excluded the possibility that mothers and
daughters were riding the range, plowing the fields, and herding
cattle during the day. The reviewers objected to the portrayal of
women as people who stitch and sew and who were concerned about
preparing for marriage. Historical accuracy was no defense for this
representation of women and girls, which they deemed stereotypical.

From:
http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/amer...3/excised.html
(note: although this appeared in an union publication, the union does
not advocate this -- they are merely reporting it - so don't blame the
teachers)

Linda
PATCHogue, NY

Well said Mystified One. Since I haven't had my coffee
yet, I was still grappling for the right words. If
these are women, they must feel inferior; if these are
men, they must also feel inferior! Think about that
one. PAT in VA/USA

Mystified One wrote:

Sounds like some misogynist has misgivings about women in general and can't
tell the difference between the two groups. Sad, really.

"taria" wrote in message
news:zrrwd.4780$Zn6.2927@trnddc08...

If you go to the links you can find they have banned housewife
right along with hussy too.
: (
Taria

Have to laugh so I don't cry, quit asking "what's the world coming to" a
long time ago. Was also reminded of when I took a pre-university test at
the age of 35. One of the sections of the reading and comprehension part
had to do with a description of putting a quilt together. As I was reading
it I sent up a prayer thanking God for putting me at ease, I received an
extremely high score on that part, lol.

"ALZ" wrote in message
...
I remembered reading this and just located it again. This has to do
with how censors are trying to make school tests and tests non-bias
and have gone just a little overboard. For more information, follow
the other links in the article:

Women and Patchwork Quilting
The bias and sensitivity reviewers rejected a passage about patchwork
quilting by women on the western frontier in the mid-19th century. The
passage explained that mothers in that time taught their daughters to
sew, and together they made quilts for the girl's dowry when she
married. Quilting was an economic necessity because it saved money,
and there were no factory-made quilts available until the end of the
19th century. The passage briefly explained how quilts were assembled
and described them as works of art. The information in the passage was
historically accurate, but the bias and sensitivity panel (as well as
the "content expert panel") objected to the passage because it
contained stereotypes of females as "soft" and "submissive." Actually,
the passage did nothing of the sort. It was a description of why
quilting was important to women on the frontier and how it was done.
Nothing in the passage excluded the possibility that mothers and
daughters were riding the range, plowing the fields, and herding
cattle during the day. The reviewers objected to the portrayal of
women as people who stitch and sew and who were concerned about
preparing for marriage. Historical accuracy was no defense for this
representation of women and girls, which they deemed stereotypical.

From:
http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/amer...3/excised.html
(note: although this appeared in an union publication, the union does
not advocate this -- they are merely reporting it - so don't blame the
teachers)

Linda
PATCHogue, NY