The Masses
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''"Yet woman is the cheapest commodity on the market. You can buy ten women for the price of a good ruby."' | ''"Yet woman is the cheapest commodity on the market. You can buy ten women for the price of a good ruby."' | ||
| − | + | Fischer in this article addresses the worth of labor for both men and women and critiques the fact that women earn just enough to get by. | |
''"From these women will come the race of the future. According to their health and strength will be the health and strength of the next generation. Common sense ought to help us see that even if we lack the imagination to see in the degradation of women the degradation of the whole race."'' | ''"From these women will come the race of the future. According to their health and strength will be the health and strength of the next generation. Common sense ought to help us see that even if we lack the imagination to see in the degradation of women the degradation of the whole race."'' | ||
| − | + | Fischer is appalled by the fact that the labor force is seemingly expendable. If someone was not doing their job properly or efficiently, they could easily find someone else to bring in. In regards to women as well, they are making just enough to get by. This, however, to Fischer was unacceptable as the future of a generation depended on women. | |
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#Are women really seen as equal in society? ''"To be a woman in a modern capitalist society means to be the cheapest commodity on the market."'' | #Are women really seen as equal in society? ''"To be a woman in a modern capitalist society means to be the cheapest commodity on the market."'' | ||
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#Will we be the shameful era for women's rights for not doing something about this injustice now? | #Will we be the shameful era for women's rights for not doing something about this injustice now? | ||
| − | Fischer holds society accountable for the degradation of women in the modern society. He urges the populous to reconsider the image of women in society lest they be marked by shame for the future generations. | + | Fischer holds society accountable for the degradation of women in the modern society. He urges the populous to reconsider the image of women in society lest they be marked by shame for the future generations. |
===Vol. 7 No. 1=== | ===Vol. 7 No. 1=== | ||
