With using the word "hapless," I again see Collier utilizing irony. By placing the phrase "hapless female" in a line that comes in between detailed descriptions of all the work women had to do, she is again highlighting the fact that they were the opposite of hapless or idle. This responds to Duck's insinuations that women did not partake in as much physical labor as men. She continues to point this out as she references their endless weariness in the next few lines.

This line made me laugh a bit when I first read it, as I feel that Collier is using irony and puniness in her favor here. She is referring to herself and other female writers as "sweet-tongued," yet this poem is anything but sweet. I think that she is trying to relay that the scorn and scrutiny of other male writers somewhat harshened women writers, and what they chose to write about. We see this use of irony continue on throughout the poem.

These "domestic toils" women of the time were expected to complete were one of the first things I thought about after reading Duck's poem. In his poem, he insists that women do not work nearly as hard as men. Collier responds to that by relaying how women do just as much work as men, but then are also expected to run households and take care of "domestic toils." She is reminding Duck that the workdays of women do not end when they come home; in fact, they have even more work there. The phrase "domestic toils" alludes to much more that women have to do.

Here, Collier is referring to the constellation Orion. I interpreted her inclusion of Orion in this poem in two ways. One being that women simply have to wake so early to work, that Orion is still visible in the night sky. But also that Orion symbolizes the fight inside women; the constellation is in the shape of a warrior, and named after a hunter from Greek mythology. By including him in the poem, I think that Collier is hinting to the fact that women have that same powerful fight inside of them. Orion is a metaphor for their power.

In this line, I think that Collier is responding to the fact that during this time, most men were given formal educations, while women were not. By using the word "bestowed," she is alluding to the fact that men were simply given this privilege. By stating that this privilege was never bestowed upon her, she points out how much harder women had to work to educate themselves. This concept of women working hard directly contrasts the themes that Duck wrote throughout his poem.

I chose to annotate this quote because I feel that it perfectly sums up the messages behind the previous two sections I annotated. To me, this quote emphasizes the fact that dialogue and critical thinking cannot exist without each other. In order to think critically, humanity needs to consistently keep an open dialogue of different viewpoints and experiences. But in order for this critical thinking to be meaning or worthwhile, the dialogue also has to be true.

I chose to annotate this passage because I think it highlights the importance of the critical thinking we are all taking part in throughout this course, and as Santa Clara students. If explaining this to someone other than myself, I would emphasize the fact that in order to have a truly meaningful and engaging dialogue, participants need to be able to think critically, and consider viewpoints or possibilities that they may not personally identify with. To me, this connected to a section from chapter 4 of Are Prisons Obsolete, where Davis points out that for affluent white women, acts of "insanity" are pinpointed to mental or emotional disorders; whereas for poor or Black women, they are criminalized. In order to reach a conclusion or observation such as this, there is a good amount of critical thinking required.

I chose to annotate this excerpt because I found a lot of meaning within it, and I think that it is applicable in many aspects of life. If I were explaining this excerpt to a family member or friend, I think I would reiterate and emphasize the importance that lies within humanity refusing to be silent. However, I would also highlight the necessity that the words people speak be true; without truth behind our words, we stifle what is actually reality. I think this sentiment connects a lot to what Angela Davis wrote in chapter 2 of Are Prisons Obsolete? In this chapter, she uncovers how capitalists in the South utilized prisons and racist strategies to incarcerate free slaves, and use them for labor.