Emily Dickinson's Idea Of Social Rebellion
Greene supports this idea of social rebellion when she includes a quote from the original editor of Emily Dickinson’s poems, Mrs. Bingham in her literary criticism:
“In Emily’s day, domestic activity was still a full-time career for women…To absorb small annoyances and leave the menfolks [sic] free to carry on the constructive work of the community was, a hundred years ago, a woman’s sufficient reason for being. No one questioned, least of all the women. It was not their way to express likes or dislikes toward necessary work. They resented it, for the most part, no more than we resent putting on our clothes” (Greene 65).
In this quote, Mrs. Bingham explains that the role of women during Emily Dickinson’s time was restricted to being mothers
“In Emily’s day, domestic activity was still a full-time career for women…To absorb small annoyances and leave the menfolks [sic] free to carry on the constructive work of the community was, a hundred years ago, a woman’s sufficient reason for being. No one questioned, least of all the women. It was not their way to express likes or dislikes toward necessary work. They resented it, for the most part, no more than we resent putting on our clothes” (Greene 65).
In this quote, Mrs. Bingham explains that the role of women during Emily Dickinson’s time was restricted to being mothers