Blog 60

I often think that I would be exactly the same person if born in a different time period, but that possibly I’d be more suited to my environment. I dream about the beginning of industrialization in America, of the time of rail culture in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. My boyfriend thinks I’m Dagny Taggart (The main character in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged), and I wouldn’t mind that if her character had lived in her grandfather’s time.

               I hate computers, but work hard and appreciate ingenuity. I’m fond of mechanical things and a strong woman regardless of whatever rights are associated to my gender. I’m sure that I would be just as strong willed and independent if I was raised in an environment of sexism. For me, this isn’t a characteristic that stemmed from the liberal modern environment as much as the matriarchal society of my ancestors.

               I’d get to wear ridiculous dresses and I’m all down with that. While I’m not an overwhelmingly feminine girl, I am a female and for some reason frills and lace are appealing to me. It’d be like an old-fashioned prom every day.

               I’m not sure that I would be compatible with the role of a housewife at the turn of the 19^th century. While my grandmother made sure that I am versed in ettique and housework, I hate it and would require a rich environment that allowed for housekeepers and maids. A myriad of intelligent woman came out of that period of time and I’m sure that I would maintain the integrity of my personage if I had been cast upon those times.