The Contract: Never forget what your grandmothers did for you!

by Steve Levi

The Contract is a narrative poem of exactly what our grandmothers did a century ago to make men's and women's rights equal. The poem is a conversation between a college-age girl and her mother about the opportunities in life for women. The daughter laments that the boys “have it made” and women are simply second-class citizens. The mother replies that this is not true; everyone has an equal opportunity at success—but you have to work for that success. Further, says the mother, you, the daughter, have a contract with your grandmothers and great grandmothers. They went to the wall for you, the mother says. They marched and went to jail to give you an equal shot with men in the workplace. They opened the door for you. What you make of yourself in this world is now up to you. Your grandmothers and great grandmothers made it possible for you to be a success—now you have to do the hard work.

32 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2020

About the author

Steven C. Levi is a long-term Alaskan writer and historian. He spent his first year as a teacher in the Bush and has been writing about Alaskas history and its Bush pilot heritage for three decades. He has more than 30 books in print, the most recent being a history of the Alaska Gold Rush, Boom or Bust in the Alaska Gold Fields, an Alaska Gold Rush novel CADZOW, and this book, Cowboys of the Sky, which was a selection of the Alaska Library Associations Battle of the Books. Levi lives in Anchorage with his wife, Susan.

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Reviews

[Emma Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

❤️ Blurb -
The Contract is a narrative poem of exactly what our grandmothers did a century ago to make men's and women's rights equal. The poem is a conversation between a college-age girl and her mother about the opportunities in life for women. The daughter laments that the boys “have it made” and women are simply second-class citizens. The mother replies that this is not true; everyone has an equal opportunity at success—but you have to work for that success. Further, says the mother, you, the daughter, have a contract with your grandmothers and great grandmothers. They went to the wall for you, the mother says. They marched and went to jail to give you an equal shot with men in the workplace. They opened the door for you. What you make of yourself in this world is now up to you. Your grandmothers and great grandmothers made it possible for you to be a success—now you have to do the hard work.
🩵 Review -
This was such a beautiful book. It's a poem about what our Grandmother's did a century ago to make men's and Women's rights equal.
The poem was beautifully written, heartfelt and had good pacing. It will stay with me for a long time. Overall, a brilliant book that I highly recommend.
💚 Thank you to the author, Steve Levi for the copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.