Woman Vs. Men

Looking at the title of this blog, a whole list of ideas and topics come to mind. Opinions on who's better start to form, and even heated debates. For a homework assignment we were told to read an essay by Sallie Bingham called "A woman's land." After reading this essay, I really thought about women landowners and how I agreed with her in a sense. She basically spoke about the way men treat their land versus the way women treat it. According to her, men work the land and get all they can from the land, leaving it depleted and bare. Women who own land use it for what they need, without over indulging themselves, leaving most of it to nature. I believe she is correct, women are naturally more gentle then men are. She goes further into saying she will not leave the land to her own sons because she does not want them to run it down, rather she would prefer for it to be preserved in its current state. I found this the most shocking in her essay, because as much as she talks down about men, she would not even leave some bit of her sacred hobby and pride to her own flesh and blood. She even talks about how children dream about someday receiving something their parents treasured, so it surprised me when she said she would not leave them her land. I cannot really speak first hand because I have not known any farmers men or women, or anyone who owns land in general too comment on it. But I agree her opinion has some logical standing.