Letter to the Editor

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I am writing to you in response to the essay that appeared in the first issue of Ms in 1971 entitled "I Want a Wife" by Judy Brady. I believe that the author of this essay does exaggerate the position a wife holds in the home, but not too greatly. This was written in 1971, when I'm sure a wife's position was much more subservient than it is today. But a lot of the claims she makes still hold true in today's society. A wife to Mrs. Brady is someone who does basically everything, or in her words "takes care of a wife's duties" and doesn't complain about it. This indicates to me that when a woman gets married and becomes a wife she takes on a whole new responsibility in her life. Which I do believe is true, but I believe it is the woman's choice on what those duties are.

This essay makes being a wife sound more like a prison sentence or being a slave, and who wouldn't want someone to take care of their every need so perfectly that you don't even realize they are doing it. Someone that doesn't complain about catering to your every need would be even better, but let's face it; even a woman couldn'


t do that perfectly. Which is why this is a dramatization of what a woman's role in a marriage is.

Reading this essay it's hard not to want a wife. And I do believe there are men out there today that would have no problem staying at home with the children and taking care of the household duties. And I know there are women out there who would have no problem doing the same. I know this for a fact because I am one of them. I want to be responsible for taking care of my children because I think I would do a better job than most men. In the essay the author never once refers to the children as her own children, she always addresses them and everything as his. I personally want to be that wife that does everything that needs to be done, because I do not feel that I will every find a man who could take care of everything that a wife does properly. There are some men that cook, or clean, or take care of the children. But I have not seen one example in my life of a man who does everything, but there are plenty of examples of women who do everything. My mother to this day still and for the last 32 years, takes care of everyth

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Approximate Word count = 758
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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