Look, you had it easier than me, ' she says. 'You think Nana and Papa were busy supporting women's rights? No, they wanted me to meet a nice man and get married and cook and clean for him and give them grandchildren, and that's it. You were born into a world where feminism existed and was readily available to you. I had to acquire that knowledge. I didn't know I could be on my own. Jami Attenberg
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The words in this quote demonstrate the inequality in the status of women. The speaker in this sentence is stating that her mother was not aware of her own rights. The mother in this sentence states that she was not aware of how much power she had when she was born into the world. She states that she has to be taught about feminism and that it takes time for one to learn about feminism. This is the problem with  the world today, it is hard for women to be free in this society.

Source: All Grown Up

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