"The moral of all which is, that if nobody else will take care of you, you might just take care of yourself" (74).
An advocate of independence and womens' rights, Fannie Fern of "Folly as it Flies" stresses the importance of women living without the influence of societal pressures. Fern acknowledges it is exhausting for women to meet the demands of the difficult manual labor they engage in each day. She embraces the concept of taking time to relax and rejuvenate as women will otherwise dig an early grave for themselves. She argues against the notion that men look after their wives writing, "Nobody else will take care of you." It is understandably a call for action for her readers to embrace their own freedom and independence.
Cecilia Luppi
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