These two chapters talks about the process of black women fought for their womanhood and motherhood and how did their impact on white women. What surprised me was that black women were leading white women in the fight of gaining women’s right and changed women’s attitude on domesticity. They sent out a message that women not only can work at home taking care of family but also can go into labor force and earn money to support family. The cult of domesticity was a cage for women. They have the urge for self-actualization so that they want to join the work force as men do. The womanhood and motherhood can co-exist with employment. I think women were trapped so long that finally the black women stood out and gave society a shock. They gave men
