re: #443 Learned Mother of Zion

Why did she write the book?

To draw attention to the problems and especially financial challenges that face women who are in the working class.

What she didn’t do was pretend that she herself was working class, or speak in their name. She spoke on their behalf, and it’s not a bad thing to speak on behalf of someone with less of a voice than you. It can be problematic, or patronizing, or whatever, but there’s nothing inherently wrong with it.