Women Poets of the Early 20th Century

As the 1900’s begin women are in a difficult situation. Whatever the pretence of society the reality for almost all women is that they are second class and the property of men. There may be minor exceptions for royalty, nobility or vast wealth but in the main a woman’s life is expected to be in the service of her betters. That stance has existed for millennia. What is slowly beginning to bring change are two forces. Education and War. Education is beginning to inform both genders that learning i