“Looking at both these women, the question arises, which “Competition is the— the motor power, you see”

“Competition is the— the motor power, you see” (Herland)

lives the more miserable life—she whom the world styles
"fortunate," whose husband belongs to three clubs, and
whose only meal with his family is an occasional
breakfast, from year's end to year's end; who is as much a
stranger to his own children as to the reader; Or she—this
other woman—with a heart quite as hungry and
unappeased, who also faces day by day the same appalling
question: Is this all life has for me?” (“Working Girls of
New York”) “There is no better way to inspire a girl with it than to take her to
picture-galleries, show the faces of historical beauties, or the figures of Italian
sculpture, and ask her if she would not like to have the same fine points
herself” (The Ugly-Girl Papers 81). Today’s Instagram Utopia
Oppression in the Workplace Instagram is associated with high levels anxiety and depression in
users and is the worst social media app for mental health.
“Evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men—and
that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence” Fatal Extremes for Beauty
(The Atlantic)
“Breakfast usually was a small saucer of strawberries and one Graham
cracker, and was not infrequently dispensed with altogether. Lunch
was half an orange— for the burden of eating the other half was not to
be thought of; and at six o’clock a handful of cherries formed a
plentiful dinner” (The Ugly-Girl Papers 77).

Supermodel and CEO Kathy Ireland says, "There were times when
I knew my ideas would have been taken more seriously if I was just
looked at as the CEO but there's always the modeling thing."
(Forbes)
“Exhaustion was pressing upon and overpowering her” (The Awakening).
“Yet he stood up in the
Congress of the United
States, and declared slavery
‘a great moral, social, and
political blessing; a
blessing to the master, and
a blessing to the slave!”
(Incidents in the Life of a
Slave Girl)
“In New York City, the authorities have seen a surge in illegal clinics
catering to women who want to change their shapes but might not be
able to afford a licensed plastic surgeon. The procedures can be fatal,
as silicone injected directly into tissues in the legs can be carried by
veins to the heart and lungs” (New York Times).
Blackfishing (modern day black face)
Those who partake in blackfishing, are in denial about
the wrongs of it and claim to be “appreciating” the
culture, but they are rather exploiting it. Instagram
influencers pose as “mixed or black women” to gain more
followers, which results in a profit for them. It is an
extreme form of cultural appropriation and is deceitful
because their real identity is hidden (Inside Edition).