F+Wet+Nurse

Lord, you have blessed us all! The chaotic events are finally over. The third estate is rejoicing over the death of Louis XIV. The reign of Napoleon Bonaparte has begun, however, the family I am working for is not exactly happy with his enthronement. Napoleon has established a new legal system, the Napoleonic Code, which has granted all citizens basic right. My friends Gaston Moreau and sister Lucie Petite are overjoyed by this news as they do not have to worry about fighting for basic rights again. I recently met with Gaston Moreau in a restaurant that was occupied by cook Adrien Verdi. Together we talked about how everything became comfortable for the 3rd estate,however,hunger is still a problem. The perspective of the second estate family I am working for are not pleased by this news since they do not possess as many privileges as before. The family wished to return to the system when the third estate paid taxes,so they can receive more money than now. Napoleon's ideology as an enlightened despot has also altered the political system. Rather than receiving advice from nobles or the elite, his decisions are influenced by intelligent advisors, including mathematicians and scientists. However, the ultimate decision is made by Napoleon Bonaparte himself. Those who worked during the revolution are glad that reformations are being made to French society, including the creation of the National Bank of France, and the restructuring of the education system. Although these reformations are improving France, his strict policies also have its drawbacks. Married women are do not have rights over their own property. What will this make of me? Once I get married I will not have control over my own property.This is blasphemy! Women must continue to strive for basic rights in this patirarchal society. I dream of the day when women are considered as equals - offered the same amount of wages, have rights over their own property, and are not oppressed by men. I am aging and I need to meet a man to regulate my life and carry on my legacy to a child. I hope women can have more rights before women riot towards Napoleons decisions about not giving rights to women.
 * Diary Entry #3,**

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 * Diary Entry #2,**

It has been a year since I have opened this ragged diary. Things have changed ever since my last diary. Recently the parents have been more strict on the third estate. All I hear during dinner,lunch, and breakfast would be how they despise the third estate and was annoyed of their protest to the first and second estate. However, they tend to be lenient towards me because of all my effort of taking care of Mireille. The family always wanted my effort otherwise I would be cut from my job and left homeless. I was ordered by the parents to obtain another glamorous dress for the baby. This dress was for the banquet that they were taking the baby too. All I thought was how they were going to make the enjoy the banquet in this chaos. I left the house in a hurry. I walked through the streets of Paris. The only things in my eyes were chaos. There were empty shops with no products and people crying for their shop. I then heard marches of a mob. A mob full of third estate peasants were marching through the streets of Paris. I realized they were all heading for fort Bastille.I recommended my sister to stay at her husbands house. My curiosity lead me to follow the mob to Bastille. When we arrived outside of the Bastille at mid morning two brave peasants that represented the mob stood up and went inside the fort to negotiate with them. We waited outside of the Bastille, it was mid morning. After a few minutes the mob grew impatient and charged into the Bastille. I remained outside behind the whole mob. The peasants loosened the chain of the courtyard and stormed in. During the storm I also caught my sister going through the mob, trying to get past. She was then assisted by a Royal Gaurd that was skinny. I heard gun fire several times. During the storm I saw one peasant that was left on the floor with a injured foot. If I did not help him I thought I would regret it, so I assisted him out of the incident. He thanked me by allowing me to visit his farm anytime. Already people were running out of the Bastille with lethal guns. Mutinous guards arrived and reinforced the mob. Before more happened I quickly ran away. On my way back to the family's home I thought of how chaotic things were flowing. I noticed the confidence of the third estate showed to the superior first and second estates. The streets of Paris was just full of newspapers and pamphlets on the floor. The news of the Storming of Bastille was already out on the papers. When I was near the house a short nun came up to me and begged for food. She was part of the clergy, so immediately I refused in a informal tone. She fled in a hurry and was never to be seen. Although, I hated to refuse giving away food to the nun. She was part of a class that caused people that were similar to me to suffer in pain by losing their rights. All that chaos today caused the family not to leave the house. The family was in fear of the third estates, however, trusted me not to harm the family.

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 * Diary Entry #1,**

Today was another typical morning. I woke up rubbing my eyes and yawning. I headed over to the cradle that the baby was sleeping in. I gently lifted up the baby and fed him breast milk. The baby calmly went back to sleep in his cradle. I quickly got ready for the day before his parents woke up. I wore my one and only favorite dress that my sister, Lucie Petite, made me. The parents woke up and immediately checked up on the baby. I reported to them that I nursed him earlier on in the morning. Thankfully, they raised my salary. They had no problem raising my salary as they have no worries about paying taxes or other economic issues. After 2 hours passed, I headed to the baby to breast feed him again, however I noticed that the clothing he was wearing was ripped. I notified the parents and the parents told me to try and replace the dress with another one. I knew that Lucie Petite was available for making dresses, so I traveled to Rue Saint-Denis in Paris where her shop was located. I requested her to make me clothes for the son of the family and another beautiful dress for the daughter of the wealthy family I am working for. I persuaded her to lower the price. However, it was no use, Lucie said that taxes are too high because of the cruel nobles. She needed money in order to keep paying for the taxes. I thought deeply for my sister, and my economic status, but still decided to spend my money on the clothes and dress. If I did not use the money and had not purchased the dress, then the family might have sacked me. With the beautiful dress, I went back to the family's house. I handed the dress to the mother and she was astounded by it. She insisted raising my salary and told me to immediately replace this dress with the ragged one that her daughter was wearing. That moment, I was proud of myself that I had a sister who was capable of making dresses.

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//**Name:** Corinne Benoite// //**Age:** 19// //**Gender:** Girl// //**Occupation:** She currently works as a Wet Nurse. She was recently hired by a 2nd estate family at the age of 19.// //**Social Class:** 3rd estate// //**Financial situation:** She is poor and homeless// //**Appearance:** Height- 167cm, Hair color- Brunette, Skin- Pale, Weight- Skinny// //**Location of home and/or business:** A house in Paris that is well built.// //**Habitual locations:** She mostly spends her day at the family that hired her because the baby might whine for milk.// //**Daily routine:**// //5:00a.m~5:30a.m- Wake up and give the baby a feeding before the house is awake// //5:30a.m~6:00:a.m- Dress up in daily cloths and get ready for the day// //6:00a.m~7:30a.m-Look after the baby// //7:30a.m- Household wake up// //8:30a.m~9:00a.m-Eat breakfast// //9:00a.m~11:30a.m- Look after the baby (Breast feed the baby and nurse him)// //12:00p.m- Eat Lunch// //12:00a.m~8:00p.m-Look after the baby every 2hours and then put him to bed(Breast feed the baby and nurse him)// //8:00p.m~12:00p.m- Stay awake just in case the baby wakes up and cries for milk.// //1:00a.m~5:00a.m- She goes to sleep,however,stays aware in case the baby needs to be nursed.// //**Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits:** After her parents death Corinne was calm and silent. She is very good with babies because of her experience with wet nursing.// //**Past / Family History:**Her mother Charlotte Benoite a housemaid died in pain right after Corinne Benoite’s birth. Her father Lucas Bastien took care of her by himself. He worked as a farmer. However, he caught small pox because of all the hard work. He was not able to pay for the medication, so he died when Corinne was 18 years old. Corinne was left homeless with her sister Lucie Petite. Corinne and Lucie were then seperated after Lucie married to a black smith named Jean-Baptiste Moreau.// //I am working as a wet nurse to support myself, but also few other opportunities suitable to females of my background. I figured wet nursing would be suitable education for my future marriage. Corinne Benoite has a close relationship with a wig maker named Gaston Moreau.// //**Family:**Her parents are dead,but her sister Lucie Petite is alive. My sister Lucie Petite always shows hatred towards the nobility. She currently works for the family that hired her to wet nurse their daughter. The father of the daughter is named Olivier Édith and the mother is named Marie-laure belleau. They named their daughter M//ireille Belleau. The family is very nice to me, however, they despise people in the 3rd estate class. //The father is a marquis.// //**Social relations with your own and other classes (people you deal with or know about in** **other classes, AND your opinions and feelings about them):** I mainly work for nobles. My sister is named Lucie Petite and is a dressmaker. She mostly makes dresses for wealthy people. When I wet nurse I personally think it is tragic how the mother can’t nurse the baby and hires a person. It is a hard job to stay awake and care for the baby like it belongs to you.// //**Religion:** Catholic// //**Education:** Not able to write or read. She is able to communicate.// //**Style of speaking (i.e. formal, "down-to-earth", crude):** I speak formally and smoothly when I talk to the parents that hired me. People I am comfortable with, I speak comfortably and informally.// //**Main privileges and/or conflicts:** Some privileges is that I am provided with shelter while I work for the family. However, some conflicts are when I have to wake up during the midnight and care for the baby. My role is to have a 24hour and 7 days watch on the baby that I nurse.// //**Portrait (avoid anachronisms -- clothing or objects in your portrait that are from the wrong time period):**// //http://www.google.com/imgres?q=The%2BFair%2BSeamstress.%2BHeilman%2Bpinxt%2BJ.%2BWatson%2Bfecit.%2Bfor%2BJohn%2BBowles,%2BLondon.%2B1760s.%2BThe%2BLewis%2BWalpole%2BLibrary,%2BYale%2BUniversity..jpg&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1440&bih=780&tbm=isch&tbnid=JbMcgJ5PeqXc2M:&imgrefurl=http://bjws.blogspot.com/2009/05/london-prints-domestic-chores_4297.html&docid=CDMlN-W6Uj-bgM&imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CvDCiEFbNy8/SiQRxVeTiuI/AAAAAAAAJM0/wejze9PHE6Y/s400/The%252BFair%252BSeamstress.%252BHeilman%252Bpinxt%252BJ.%252BWatson%252Bfecit.%252Bfor%252BJohn%252BBowles,%252BLondon.%252B1760s.%252BThe%252BLewis%252BWalpole%252BLibrary,%252BYale%252BUniversity..jpg&w=355&h=376&ei=RrXbTp3HLq3qmAXOsMDqCw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=328&sig=114492683275794402502&page=1&tbnh=137&tbnw=129&start=0&ndsp=37&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=35&ty=49

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