Question

Read Alice Walker's "Women" and answer the question. They were women then My mama's generation Husky of voice—stout of Step With fists as well as Hands How they battered down Doors And ironed Starched white Shirts How they led Armies Head dragged generals Across mined Fields Booy-trapped Ditches To discover books Desks A place for us How they knew what we Must know Without knowing a page Of it Themselves. What is the author trying to convey by describing the women as "Husky" and "stout of/ Step"? that they are fragile that they are not fragile that they are tired that they are angry

Answer 1

From Alice Walker's Women, she describes the women from her mother's generation as being "husky" and "stout" and talked about how they battered doors down and led armies, ironed starched white shirts, etc.

The author is trying to convey that the women are not fragile because they were able to do things that would be regarded as unconventional for women.

Answer 2

that they are not fragile

Step-by-step explanation:

From Alice Walker's Women, she describes the women from her mother's generation as being "husky" and "stout" and talked about how they battered doors down and led armies, ironed starched white shirts, etc.

The author is trying to convey that the women are not fragile because they were able to do things that would be regarded as unconventional for women.