The late 1800s were a time of repression for women. A woman was expected to conform to her husband's ideals and accept a life of his control. Even today, the relationship between men and women sometimes seems unequal. There is hardly ever an equal and fair relationship between a female and ...

Margaret Atwood: 'Spotty-Handed Villainesses' (1994) BIOGRAPHY • Born in Ottawa, Ontario, 1939 • Studied at the University of Toronto, then took her masters degree at Radcliffe College, Massachusetts, in 1962 • Canada's most eminent novelist and poet, and also writes shor...