2 ▁political ▁play , ▁which ▁gra pp les ▁with ▁the ▁rif ts ▁created ▁by ▁differences ▁in ▁the ▁ag end as ▁of ▁social ists ▁versus ▁that ▁of ▁suff rag ists , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁internal ▁class ▁differences ▁in ▁group ▁constitu encies . ▁▁ ▁The ▁short ▁piece ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁convers ations ▁between ▁active ▁suff rag ist ▁Ad ela ide , ▁the ▁working - class ▁al ly ▁Mol ly , ▁and ▁the ▁soci ally ▁privile ged ▁" ant is " ▁Mrs . ▁S my the ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Brown . ▁Mol ly ' s ▁un ref ined , ▁heavily ▁dialect ic ▁speech ▁dis rupt s ▁the ▁ant is ' ▁discussion ▁concerning ▁the ▁suff rage ▁movement ▁and ▁the ▁unw anted ▁respons ib ilities ▁it ▁will ▁thrust ▁upon ▁them ▁in ▁threaten ing ▁domestic ▁partners hips ▁and ▁the ▁" san ct ity ▁of ▁[ the ] ▁home ". ▁In ▁her ▁speech , ▁Mol ly ▁dis av ows ▁the ▁eth ical ▁imp lications ▁of ▁suppress ing ▁suff rage ▁in ▁the ▁pre ten se ▁of ▁keeping ▁social ▁" pe ace ", ▁as ▁it ▁does ▁so ▁at ▁exp ense ▁of ▁marg inal izing ▁the ▁labor ing ▁class . ▁She ▁ultimately ▁for egr ounds ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁suff rage ▁as ▁a ▁mode ▁of ▁emp ower ment , ▁regardless ▁of ▁material ▁prote ctions ▁one ▁is ▁afford ed . ▁▁ ▁Early ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁play , ▁White head ▁explicitly ▁references ▁The ▁Progress ive ▁Woman ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁journ als ▁Ad ela ide ▁is ▁distrib uting . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category :