Challenging Idealized Womanhood: The Dichotomy Between Deborah and the Korl Lady in Life in the Iron-Mills

Option 1 The distinction between a real woman and an idealized one is an important issue in Rebecca Harding Davis's "Life in the Iron-Mills," and it is backed by concrete examples from the text. Deborah, a mill worker, is shown as a real person with her own challenges and goals. Deborah's physical appearance and the challenges she faces are described in detail by Davis: "She was little more than a child, this factory-g