Are Women People? (1915) is a collection of poems by Alice Duer Miller. Inspired by her work as an activist for women's suffrage, Miller published many of these poems individually in the New York Tribune before compiling them into this larger work. Focusing on the opposition of politicians and citizens alike, Miller makes a compelling case for the extension of voting rights to women across the nation. With her keen eye for hypocrisy and even keener ear for the rhythms of the English language, Alice Miller Duer crafts a poetry both personal and political. In "Representation," she lampoons the notion that men's votes and voices are capable of representing the viewpoints of the women in their lives: "My present wife's a suffragist, and counts on my support, / [...] / One grandmother is on the fence, the other much opposed, / And my sister lives in Oregon, and thinks the question's closed; / Each one is counting on my vote to represent her view. / Now what should you think proper for a gentleman to do?" In these lighthearted lines, Miller satirizes the exclusion of women from American democracy, which inherently supposes that womanhood is monolithic, containing no opposing points of view. In "To President Wilson," Miller excoriates the President for his focus on militarism and foreign policy, asking "How can you plead so earnestly for men / Who fight their own fight with a bloody hand; / [...] and then / Forget the women of your native land?" Succinctly and convincingly, Miller makes her case for women's suffrage. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Alice Duer Miller's Are Women People? is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.

アリス・デュア・ミラーの本作は、百年前の風刺詩でありながら、現代の胸を鮮烈に射抜きます。彼女の武器は怒りではなく、洗練された機知とユーモア。社会の矛盾を軽妙なリズムで暴き、女性を記号化する思考停止を風刺する手腕は、文芸がいかに強靭な政治的武器になり得るかを証明しています。 民主主義の本質を問う冷徹な観察眼も見事です。個々の意志を無視し、男性が代弁できると信じる傲慢さを笑い飛ばす言葉には、今も通じる解放の響きがあります。知的興奮に満ちた言葉の刃。その圧倒的な切れ味を、ぜひ今こそ体感してください。