Naturally, she was a joyous creature, a laughing , light-hearted girl, rejoicing in the mere sense of existence. Yet Patsey wept oftener, and suffered more, than any of her companions.
When I read this line I reflected on the book “Who Cooked the Last Supper” in which the author states that women have, throughout history, always been the most oppressed group. Even in slavery, men were beaten and forced to labor day in and day out, but when the sun went down they were allowed rest, while women were beaten, forced to labor day in and day out, and were expected and forced to service their captors sexually in the evening.
