COUNTY ATTORNEY (with the gallantry of a young politician). And yet, for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies? (The women do not unbend. He goes to the sink, takes a dipperful of water from the pail
and, pouring it into a basin, washes his hands. Starts to wipe them on the roller-towel, turns it for a cleaner
place.) Dirty towels! (Kicks his foot against the pans under the sink.) Not much of a housekeeper, would you
say, ladies?
The excerpt contributes most to which feminist theme?
Women artists face difficult paths when pursuing careers.
O Women need to feel they are determining their own fate.
O Women are often expected to conform to roles set by society
O Women often suffer great abuses in male-dominated societies