"Dinna fret yersel, Jenny. I can manage him...I can manage him"
Maggie talking about John and how she can always take control and make decisions.
1 of 8
"Whit was I, when we was coortin, but your tart...aye I wis yer whore. An I had nae winnins that I can mind o"
Maggie when she stands up at John at the end and takes control.
2 of 8
"When ye've got weans, Ye've got tae stick by him that gied them ye"
Women like Maggie and Mrs Bone feel trapped in marriage and loyalty to husbands because of the responsibilty of their children.
3 of 8
"I didnae ken whit way we bring wean intae the world at a slavin an worryin for them a yer days, an naethin but heartbreak at the end o it"
Maggie after Bertie has to stay in the hospital with TB and Jenny is leaving.
4 of 8
"He'll dae whit I tell him, that mair than you say. I can twist him roon ma finger"
Isa about her husband Alec.
5 of 8
"The kitchen's aye like a pigsty...Naw I've had enough.Im gonna live ma ain life"
Jenny doesn't want the same life that her mother, Maggie, had.
6 of 8
"Im gaun wi him and you can't hold me back"
Combined with her refusal to be modest. Isa alos refused to be loyal to her husband. She leaves Alec for the wealthier Peter Robb, and refuses to take orders or submit to her husband.
7 of 8
"I wantin nae man's arms around me.They're aw dirty beasts"
Lily choses to not take a husband. Her job in the pub shows all her worst male traits and unlike Maggie, she views all men with disgust. This view is unconventional and not supported by Maggie or other women.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Maggie when she stands up at John at the end and takes control.
Back
"Whit was I, when we was coortin, but your tart...aye I wis yer whore. An I had nae winnins that I can mind o"
Card 3
Front
Women like Maggie and Mrs Bone feel trapped in marriage and loyalty to husbands because of the responsibilty of their children.
Back
Card 4
Front
Maggie after Bertie has to stay in the hospital with TB and Jenny is leaving.
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