The New Women! I could barely recognize them as being of the same sex as myself:They are satiated by everything, hungry for nothing. They are what I wanted to be; they are what I worked for them to be: and now I see them, I hate them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker feels betrayed by the women she helped empower, who now seem empty and ungrateful.
- In plain terms
- She helped create independent women but now resents them for not showing appreciation.
- What can you take from it?
- Fighting for others' independence can sometimes lead to personal resentment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you empower others without expecting gratitude?
- How do you handle seeing others succeed differently than intended?
Another view
It generalizes the experiences of many women into one negative view.
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