Women in today's society have a much louder voice; meaning they have more respect, and are greatly appreciated for what they do, compared to Yackel's 1975 essay. Bonnie Smith-Yackel's essay makes a statement about how society values, and appreciates women and the way they work dating back to the 1920's. Most things having to do with women working or anybody for that matter have changed for the better since then, but sadly some things still remain the same.
Yackel begins her essay with a call to the Social Security office trying to recover a death benefit and like anyone knows, any call t…
