Who are the most generous? In this case, when gold and silver and copper were requested to construct the implements in the Mishkan, it was the women who came forward first. It is said they didn’t participate in the chaos of the golden calf and therefore, unlike the men who were embarrassed, the women readily stepped up. But there was a question of their offering their copper mirror as this at first appeared narcissistic, but when reminded that the women committed to being attractive. so their men in slavery, were still inclined to mate with them.