[Gone With the Wind] Daughter Difficult

When the topic of American Blue Alliance began to go beyond jewelry, clothes, shoes, perfume, reading and sharing, and talk about the difficulties encountered by oneself and communicate with everyone, it was destined to have a cohesive force beyond imagination.

So when everyone started talking about the inequality between men and women, the members were also deeply influenced by the thoughts of other sisters. After talking carefully, they realized that the idea of ​​women's rights may never be taken into account in today's society. The land is for men. Our land, the world is men's world, politics is men's politics, and economy is men's economy.

For half a day, they talked about their vision and vision, about education, about independence and self-reliance, almost everywhere, and they talked about everything. In fact, this was the same as every time they talked about jewelry, clothes, etc. There is no difference between women's hearts, and they share the most real thoughts with each other, which makes everyone less estranged.

Judging from everyone's reactions after the conversation, Bonnie is not the most radical one—even if she has countless "radical" ideas in her mind, she can't explain them to everyone one by one, she can only guide them from the side. Let them figure it out for themselves.

Although the confidentiality principle of the American Blue Alliance has never been established, everyone tacitly agrees that the conversations in the American Blue Alliance cannot be shared with some insignificant people. The feelings of so many years have made the members of the alliance trust each other very much, so the presence of No one is worried that today's radical conversations will be leaked.

Also because of the existence of this unspoken rule, many outsiders who don't know the details think that the American Blue Alliance is a group of young ladies who don't know much about the world. Every year, many people want to join the American Blue Alliance and become a part of it, because basically those who can join the Qianjin Alliance have business contacts with the Butler family, and it can almost be said that they have business contacts with Butler's family. The family is in the same boat, which also makes many people who want to climb up to the Butler family want to send their daughter in even if they squeeze their heads.

However, since the American Blue Alliance has added some topics that are not humane, the criteria for selecting members have become much stricter. Because it is difficult to enter, many people have given it a high look.

Because a meeting has already spent almost a whole day, after drinking afternoon tea in the afternoon, everyone went home separately. The law and order in Atlanta is really not good recently. If everyone can return home before the sun goes down, This will ensure everyone's personal safety.According to the usual practice, Bonnie and Ella were naturally the last to leave, but after the others left, one of them stayed at the end. Her expression seemed unnatural and hesitant The way she looked made Bonnie and Ella realize that she might be trying to say something to them.

Sofia Friedan received a nearly shocking lesson at today's meeting. When Bonnie brought up the idea of ​​equal rights between men and women, she seemed to be enlightened.

In her brain, there are all kinds of new ideas lingering, lingering, so she boldly put forward a lot of her own opinions at the meeting, although not everyone agrees, she also sees Even Bonnie had reservations about her ideas, but at least America Blue allowed her to express her views openly—something that was impossible to do anywhere outside.

Sophia is the girl who Bonnie thinks is the most radical at the meeting. On weekdays, she is the one who has read the most books and is the most insightful. Her opinions have helped many girls solve their own problems successfully.

But as far as Bonnie is concerned, some of Sophia's views are too radical, which can easily push men and women to the opposite.Everything in the world pays attention to balance, but it is impossible to be completely balanced. There will always be times when it tilts. For example, it is like a balance. As long as it is not obvious, the two sides are always shaking. Balanced, but when the scales are tilted at an angle and people can easily see that the weights on both sides are inconsistent, it is naturally no longer balanced.

Radicals and conservatives are two ends of the balance. If they find a balance, they may be able to fight for women's rights more smoothly. Of course, you are talking about it from a historical perspective, because everything in the world is not isolated. Solving one problem is likely to lead to another problem, just like the example mentioned before that after black slaves became free blacks, they began to use the Constitution to fight for the right to vote for black men, which made white people feel that their dominance was threatened.

Still have to go step by step.

At this moment, the girl's behavior is a bit abnormal, because usually if everyone has any difficulties, they will tell the members straight to the point, and there will be no embarrassment between each other.When she waited for the others to leave and only their sisters were left, what was there to hide?

But... is there anything that cannot be said to the members?

"Sophia, do you have something to tell us?" Bonnie asked puzzled seeing Sophia's delay in speaking.

"Bonnie, Ella, I'm really...really excited today," Sophia said with a trace of uncontrollable excitement, "Thank you for inspiring me, I..." She said, Tears clouded those brown almond eyes, and she quickly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand, "Sorry, I lost my temper, I just don't understand why those men are so selfish, for their own self-interest, Just treat all women as their property and imprison them in the family..." She became more and more excited as she spoke, as if she couldn't breathe.

"Talk slowly, don't worry." Bonnie gave Sophia a hug first. Her condition didn't look very good. "Both Ella and I have time to listen to you."

"Sophia, take a deep breath first, and then speak slowly." Ella's voice was very cold. At first, everyone thought she was indifferent and did not dare to talk to him, but when Ella carefully designed the clothes for everyone Or after preparing gifts, everyone gradually felt the enthusiasm and shyness hidden under her indifferent and arrogant appearance. After so many years, everyone knew that she was not really cold as ice.

Sophia took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down a bit.

It's been a long time since she lost her composure like this. Basically, she has always been the calmest of all of them. Thinking about it this way, she also felt a little ashamed.

After recovering, Sophia said in as calm a voice as possible: "You all know that I have a sister."

Bonnie nodded: "Of course we know, Daisy, we all went to her wedding, what happened to her?"

"She...something bad happened to her." Sophia bit her lip, with a struggling expression.

Sophia's older sister, Daisy, married in Louisiana three years ago. Although Daisy was not a member of the American Blue Alliance, most of the American Blue Alliance members went to Louisiana to attend her wedding. wedding.

She married the son of the chairman of a local railway company. At that time, the American railway industry was still at its peak, and railways were being overhauled everywhere, so the business of this railway company was booming.This marriage has made many people envious, and Daisy herself is quite satisfied.

At the beginning, Daisy's life was very happy. Sophia went to Louisiana to visit her sister several times. Her life was very good, and she was pregnant with a pair of twin sons. The last time Daisy visited her At that time, she happened to give birth.

However, just two years after Sophia got married, the United States began to encounter an economic crisis. The bubble in the railway industry was burst again, and Daisy's husband's company was on the verge of bankruptcy due to investment failure.In the end, the company was not saved, but evaporated along with the bubble tide. Daisy's husband's family has made a lot of money these years. The bad thing is that Sophia's father-in-law is not willing to let the company he built with his own hands be lost in the destruction of the economic crisis. Like Daisy's husband, he is ambitious to make a comeback. They took most of the family's money to invest High-risk projects, but in the end luck was not on their side, and they lost most of their net worth in the economic crisis, almost nothing.

Afterwards, they started to acquire many bad habits because of their own failures, such as gambling, drinking, and even...

"Brother-in-law, no, that man, he drank a lot of wine, and then he became drunk and started to beat and kick my sister. He almost wanted to do something to my nephew. They are still so young, how could he have the heart..." The so-called family ugliness, but now Sophia only thinks of that drunken, sloppy man who gets angry with Daisy every day and beats her. She can't stop shaking, and her anger makes her clenched her fists tightly. Something twisted.

"My God..." Ella murmured, "How could Daisy..."

"She pretended to be fine at the beginning. If I hadn't found out, she would never have said anything." Daisy tried her best to hide the wound on her body, but in the end she showed her flaws. Sophia saw that she was almost covered in wounds. Injuries, bruises, redness, swelling, and purple, and even traces of cigar burns. "I, I have endured it for many days. She thinks these things are conflicts within the family, and she doesn't want to be known by outsiders. I persuade her to divorce that man, but..."

I also want to know that in this era, divorce will be discriminated against.

Almost no woman would take the initiative to ask for a divorce from her husband. Women don't even have their own property, let alone inheritance rights, and the law only protects men's property.

"I don't know what to do now, and I dare not tell my sisters, because this is my sister's private matter... I have kept this matter in my heart for too long. Today I heard you mention that women should have equal rights. When I was in power, I kept thinking about my sister, and wanted to blurt it out many times, but I really... couldn't say it."

No wonder her thoughts are so radical. I'm afraid it's her sister's incident that made her lose confidence in marriage and men.

"Sophia, don't be like this, we can find a way together."

Sophia cried and said, "I'm only worried about my sister not wanting to get rid of that demon. Do you know that the most frightening thing is that after he sobered up, he sweet-talked and cared for my sister. My sister justified him that his business failed. He can't control his emotions, and after a while, he will definitely return to the polite and gentlemanly demeanor he used to be."

Bonnie: ...

Ella: ...isn't this really self-deception?

Bonnie: Just a few sweet words to put those punches into oblivion?Daisy couldn't think much more.

"My sister thinks that person loves her, but that person is obviously because my sister can help him take care of the family, so that he goes to the bar unscrupulously? Their children are still so young, and my sister has been taking care of the two children very hard. , I really don't know how to help her, and I don't know how to wake her up..." Sophia cried again and was out of breath.

Although such speculation has strong subjective emotions, it does not mean that it is impossible.

They weren't that person, and they didn't know what he was thinking, but how much did he love Daisy?

Sorry, she really can't see it.

Alcoholism, domestic violence, and even child abuse, which one can reflect his love?

"Actually, it's useless for us to be anxious." Not to mention this era, even after a world, outsiders are still not qualified to interfere in the affairs of other people's families. If a woman is devoted to a man, then everything they do will be in vain.

This woman does not realize that women should have equal rights, and feels that divorce is a shameful thing, so no matter how many things they do, they will be considered nosy by the other party, destroying their family, and even Sophia This younger sister will also be included in the rejection list.

But...should they just watch a woman unable to extricate herself from the fire pit?

I just said that we want equality and fight for women's rights.

In fact, this is the most difficult place.It is also the reason why Bonnie focuses on cultivating their next generation.Adult women have been deeply educated by traditional ideas, and these dogmas have penetrated into their bones and implanted in their roots, but girls are still young and have not been brainwashed by traditional education, so it is easier to accept such ideas.

Judging from the various experiences of later generations, it only takes less than 30 years to brainwash people, and as long as the method is appropriate, there are very few examples of failure.If they have been taught that everyone is equal and that women should have the same rights as men, within 30 years, women's minds will be completely liberated from tradition.

We can't sit idly by, but we have to discuss how to deal with it.

Sophia was actually worried about her sister's situation for a long time, but when she went home and told her parents, she said she asked her sister to divorce that person, but they said she destroyed her sister's brother-in-law's family. After visiting Daisy, she came back and said that Daisy was not Don't want to divorce, let her stop being sentimental, she knows that her parents gave Daisy some money to live a good life with that person, but... the servant who bought her sister told her that the money was quickly robbed by that person Went to drink.

All this made Sophia even more disheartened.

In fact, she also wanted to tell her sisters, but this matter really made her unable to speak.

It was also after hearing Bonnie's plan that she made up her mind to tell Bonnie and Ella about it.

"Ella, I beg you one thing..." Sophia grabbed Ella's wrist, "You know I'm a good tailor, do you need help, can you hire me? I really don't want to Just like my sister, just be an upper-class lady with no survival skills."

When Sophia said this, Bonnie was actually a little surprised. You must know that the only people who are willing to work are lower-class women and black women who are really unable to support their families, as well as black women who used to be slaves, such as black mothers.

If she hadn't been desperate, or had been completely awakened, she probably wouldn't have said such a thing.

Ella was taken aback. In terms of design and tailoring, she was used to handling everything by herself.But one more person is actually quite good. Because the members of the American Blue Alliance began to open up the source of customers, many people asked her to help design and customize dresses. The business can be said to be overwhelming, but because of the lack of manpower, she wants It is impossible to expand any more.

But designing clothes is considered a low-level job in the eyes of many people, let alone a part-time tailor. Her situation is quite special, and the clothes she designed have also been appreciated by many people, and she has the most solid backing. Adding up, she allowed her shop to operate.

She doesn't care about other people's eyes, will Sophia not care?Will her parents agree?

Sophia's tears couldn't stop pouring out, and she felt even more disturbed after making the request, and Ella didn't respond, which made her wonder if she was being abrupt.

"actually……"

"I can hire you, but we need to sign a formal contract." Ella said unhurriedly.

"Really?" Sophia looked at Ella in surprise, smiling through tears, "You can still sign the contract?"

"Of course I have to sign the contract. If you run away, I will settle the score with you." Bonnie said jokingly. She was also worried that Ella would not agree. If Ella really did not agree, then she can also give Sophia has a job offer.

But Sophia's proposal made her think of another very important question.

Shouldn't she be creating more jobs for women, where they can do what they do best?

After the telephone became popular, most of the operators and recorders were women, so what other jobs were suitable for women besides these?

Women are most interested in jewellery, clothes, shoes, bags, perfume, cosmetics and skin care products. Since these were invented, women are willing to spend money on them to make themselves more pleasing to the eye. Cosmetics and skin care products are now There is no brand. Not long ago, traditional women thought that cosmetics were only used by low-end women, but now they are gradually changing.

Beautiful... star?Movie?stage?Hollywood?

Wait, did she get Red to buy a piece of land in Los Angeles years earlier?At that time, she wanted to build a Hollywood, but there was no such funds and no technology to support it, so she never made any plans.

As the entertainment industry, there are many industries that can create a large number of jobs for women. Women have a unique pursuit of beauty, and their creations are more delicate and fantasy than men, which gives them a natural advantage.

As the birthplace of a star-making factory, Hollywood has driven the development of countless industrial chains. It not only enriches the cultural entertainment of all people, but after the invention of movies, it will also use a brand-new technology to drive the revolution of the spiritual and cultural industries of the entire world. Hollywood The movies will show the face of the United States to the world. It is necessary to know that the cultural export of the United States is not unrelated to the rise of Hollywood.

Music, TV dramas, variety shows, animation, and fashion industries—models, catwalks, fashion design, and the derived luxury goods. This industry is connected. As a fashion magazine editor in the 21st century, Bonnie knows such industries How much gdp can a chain create in a year... Women's madness and pursuit of bags is always beyond the imagination of men.

Countless thoughts exploded in Bonnie's brain.

But more importantly, in order to achieve this, women must lead to a new era, change women's existing concepts, and tell them that desire is not shameful, it's just human nature.

After getting Ella's answer, Sophia seemed to be relieved, and the corners of her mouth couldn't stop rising.

"I really don't know how to thank you, Ella, and Bonnie."

Bonnie remembered what she said to Kevin before: "As long as you are willing to support me, that's enough."

"Can I ask you to tell the sisters about this?" Sophia gritted her teeth, as if she had made up her mind, "I really can't say it myself, but I want the sisters to be vigilant and don't make the same mistakes as my sister. .”

Bonnie hugged Sophia: "Don't be like this, dear, you are already very brave. I will be responsible and tell everyone about this matter. We will do our best to help you and your sister."

Aila took Sophia's hand, "Then we have agreed, we will make an appointment later to draft a contract and discuss it together."

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Now that she promised to help Sophia, Bonnie left and sent someone to investigate the situation of Sophia's sister Daisy and her family in Louisiana, looking for opportunities to cut in.But this investigation still takes some time, and the specific situation can only be analyzed and processed after the results of the investigation come out.

On the other hand, after wooing people from the American Blue Alliance and getting their support, Bonnie began to make a new plan based on the information fed back from various parties.

Although anxious, Bonnie did not dare to be careless.She first let out the news that she was going to establish a girls' school in Atlanta to test other people's reactions, and secretly sent people to contact feminists in the North, hoping to gain more experience.

She doesn't want to be threatened by men at the beginning, so that the resistance they encounter will be minimized.

Only by nibbling away little by little can anyone not notice it.