Ballad of Ladies Lost and Found

The song Ballad of Ladies Lost and Found is an important piece of work that characteristically shows the social and historical events from the time it was written. The work reflects the social and historical issues from its time. Hacker, through this work, portrays the characteristics of the educated, lesbian and feminist foremothers. The poem reflects the social lives of women who fought for women equality at the time. Feminist women at the time began to understand the importance of going to school. The work mentions several women who went to colleges and graduated with degrees. For instance, “where are the women who, entre deux guerres”. The work shows that the socio-cultural environment had allowed women to get education and also to participate in male dominated fields. The feminists were doing everything to ensure equality of women with their male counterparts. They played football, went to colleges and excelled in mathematics. These fields were seen as fit for men and not women.