In five pages this paper considers the rape of Rebecca Foster that took place in Hallowell, Maine during the eighteenth century and the motivations behind it. Two sources are cited in the bibliography.
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not both - contain a mixture of truth and fiction in order to support their specific viewpoint of the events. That the church reflected the unified religious point of
view for the entire town provided the basis upon which its historical evidence might be skewed to help support the notion that Rebecca Fosters rape was little more than an
invented plan to avenge her husbands poor treatment when he occupied the pulpit. Bibliography lists 2 sources. TLCFostr.rtf THE RAPE OF REBECCA FOSTER by
(c) December 2001 paper properly! I. WHAT HAPPENED IN HALLOWELL, MAINE IN 1789?
What actually happened in Hallowell, Maine in 1789 requires the student to look past all the discord and ulterior motives that existed during the small towns most
unprecedented occurrence. With two opposing pieces of historical evidence, it would seem justifiable to believe that at least one - if not both - contain a mixture of truth
and fiction in order to support their specific viewpoint of the events. That the church reflected the unified religious point of view for the entire community provided the basis
upon which its historical evidence might be knowingly skewed to help support the notion that Rebecca Fosters rape was little more than an invented plan to avenge her husbands poor
treatment when he occupied the pulpit. For the student to effectively determine whether or not Rebecca Foster was, indeed, raped, it is be
critical to understand the role that Martha Ballard played in presenting the events that took place through the entries of her journal. Especially important to the students evaluation is
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