History: Stories of the Privileged

I am in awe of these architectural wonders that I get to study in. I wonder who built them... I wonder if they were paid... I wonder how many wish they could have gotten an education... 

Even though I've been thoroughly enjoying my studies in Oxford about the history of language, I have to realize that I am still shielded from the truth. I have only been able to find two female Medieval Literature writers so far. I have not found any person of color's writing from Middle English. I have to believe that someone out there wrote during that time period. Yet again, think about who was privileged enough to be taught how to read and write in the United Kingdom area. Not very many women. Not very many people of color. Not very many poor people. Not very many Jewish people. Not very many... Not very many...

I will always celebrate the process of finding the roots of my language and the roots of communication in general; it impacts how we convey messages and opinions everyday, but as a responsible citizen, I have to be aware of whose stories are left out. 

Prejudice affects all of the historical findings. 

“The best safeguard against prejudice is knowledge.” And that, is also why I teach.