This essay is titled Are Women Human? Sayers makes it clear that people, whether male or female, are humans first and their respective sexes second. The first essay was originally a speech given to a Women’s Society in 1938. Sayers’ goal is to help readers (or listeners of the original speech) to see women as humans first. In the two essays found in Are Women Human? the object is not to put women on a pedestal or to persuade feminism. Sayers did not write any other works about feminism or women directly. The two essays address the role of women in society and how they are viewed. The first is an address she gave to a Women’s Society in 1938. Dorothy was an intelligent …show more content… Sayers’ Are Women Human? is a collection of two essays. This middle name was important to Dorothy and she was not pleased when people forgot to use it when referring to her (Hitchman 21). Dorothy’s middle initial stands for Leigh, her mother’s maiden name. Sayers was born in Oxford, England on 13 June 1893 to Helen Mary Sayers and Reverend Henry Sayers. The Inklings influenced each other’s writings and brought forth the creativity in each other.ĭorothy L. As a woman, she was not only a minority in the group but also as a scholar and Oxford graduate as well.
The Inklings met weekly to enjoy each other’s company and discuss their latest writing endeavors (Zaleski). Show More One of the many writers occasionally involved in the Oxford literary group The Inklings was Dorothy L.