"The Yellow Wall-paper" by Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman
An image I had a particularly strong reaction too was the writer's overall relationship with her husband, John.
These few lines stood out to me the most when she's asking to go visit her cousin:
" I tried to have a real earnest reasonable talk with him the other day, and tell him how I wish he would let me go and make a visit to Cousin Henry and Julia.
But he said I wasn't able to go, nor able to stand it after I got there; and I did not make out a very good case for myself, for I was crying before I had finished."
This quote reminds me of how I used to beg or ask permission from my parents to go to friends houses or do anything. Her relationship with her husband is more of a father-daughter relationship which is probably what led to her depression. How can an adult be happy if they can't make decisions for themselves and their spouse is the primary decision maker? The way she is looked down upon reminds me of Nora from "A Doll's House" by Henrick Ibsen.

"Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth.
I love this speech and always feel empowered every time I read it.
"Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me!"
It's weird but I always imagine Truth finally capturing mens attention at this point in the speech and their reaction being "wow" then looking around and thinking "well she looks tougher than that guy over there".
This line stands out and reminds me of an old WWII poster "We can do it!" (Rosie the Riveter) by Howard Miller. In the poster she's flexing her arm and looks just as tough as any man.

"Lady Lazarus" by Sylvia Plath
This poem has so much imagery in it and I loved how strong the narrator is and all the comparisons and metaphors used throughout the poem.
The lines that stood out to me the most at first were, "Then unwrap me hand and foot-- The big strip tease. Gentlemen, ladies These are my hands My knees. I may be skin and bone, nevertheless, I am the same, identical womman."
This image makes me think of how their treatment of the Jews was almost like a show or pleasure for them. The big strip tease makes me think of men in a strip bar, especially ones who tease and call out rude names to the strippers. She goes on to describe that it's her body and that she's still the same person which is so strong to me. I love it because she doesn't let her being naked take her dignity. It reminds me of some of the poems we read in class and maybe how some of the women who knew they were being watched might of felt.

"When I Was Growing Up" by Nellie Wong
I think this poem and the narrator's feelings describe the feelings that many individuals still have today. The lines that stand out most to me are "when I was growing up, I read magazines and saw movies, blonde movie stars, white skin, sensuous lips and to be elevated to become a woman, a desirable woman, I began to wear imaginary pale skin."
I think every woman and maybe some men can relate to this section to some extent. Everyone sees something at one point in their life that they would like to be. I remember playing with barbies one time when I was little and my best friend saying that she would do anything to look like barbie. I remember it because I hadn't thought of ever looking like a doll before and thought she was funny but in reality, a lot of people desire this universal image of beauty that in reality was probably just created and doesn't exist.

"The Thirty Eighth Year" by Lucille Clifton
This poem overall made me compare myself to my mother and I felt sympathy for the author.
"i will be forty soon. my mother was once forty"
This image of a woman thinking about her age and her mother when she was once that age stood out to me again for personal images. My mom had my older sister and me when she was really young. She was 21 when she had me and being 20 now, I think a lot about how I could never imagine having two children or even being married at this age. I feel like she was so much more mature than me because we were raised really well. She went back to school and accomplished so much, I can't even relate. Sometimes I feel ordinary like the narrator when I compare myself to my mother but when I really think about it, I know a lot is ahead of me and that each individual is different and usually not aware of the impact they have on other people.