LOL - who came up with the idea that men are better than women...some man in the Middle East? Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Quint Hart" <qhart@plmw.com> To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 1:22 PM Subject: [Boyd] blue dye > Guess I'll jump in on the blue color. > > blue was harder to obtain and more expensive. So ----- as male offspring > were considered more valuable than female they got the blue blankets, > clothes, etc, while the easier, cheaper pink colors were given to the girls. > > Emalu > > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd-trees > > >

It appears to have been a quaint Judeo Christian Muslim concept. Ever read "The Red Tent"? On Aug 15, 2005, at 11:06 PM, Jan Curtis wrote: > LOL - who came up with the idea that men are better than women...some > man in > the Middle East? > > Jan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Quint Hart" <qhart@plmw.com> > To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 1:22 PM > Subject: [Boyd] blue dye > > >> Guess I'll jump in on the blue color. >> >> blue was harder to obtain and more expensive. So ----- as male >> offspring >> were considered more valuable than female they got the blue blankets, >> clothes, etc, while the easier, cheaper pink colors were given to >> the > girls. >> >> Emalu >> >> >> >> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >> RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >> >> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- >> trees >> >> >> > > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- > trees >