Intimate Apparel Group Discussion Questions
Compare the economic and social circumstances of the women, Esther, Mrs. Dickson, Mrs. Van Buren, and Mayme. Are any of the women in a better position than the others?
Mrs. Dickson and Mrs. Van Buren are in a better position than Esther and Mayme. Because Esther is a 35 Black Women who sews intimate apparel, works for herself and makes living on it. She is not married. Therefore, she has no one to rely on. She also can’t write, read, illiterate. Esther lives in a rooming house which is belong to Mrs. Dickson. She doesn’t make a lot of money for doing the intimate apparel, we can see it when she goes to Mr. Marks, when he sells good or fancy fabrics to her, she can’t afford it. Her social