"Her Kind" has got class!

The poem "Her Kind" written by Anne Sexton reads to me like a women who wanted to break out!  Born 1928, she was raised during the turn of the century when the world wasn't quite ready for women to run for government and wear see-through tops.  Women were very traditional and expected to lead sheltered lives, obedient and quiet .
They are supposed to be viewed as submissive and pure of thought, not "dreaming evil" (line3).
Anne Sexton portrays herself as with two voices, the voice of the speaker and voice of outside society. Basically the speaker of "Her Kind"  is a black sheep of traditional society.
She speaks about her education and career instead of a domestic life as stated "a women like that is not a women, quite. I have been her kind."(line 6-7). p699.

Anne Sexton is this powerful woman that truly ignored all tradition for that time period.  This Mae West of the Literary world was subtle in her dominance and males felt threatened and helpless just by a being next to her.
She is saying , be different, be rebellious, go against the grain because society will eventually comply!

What can you say? The woman's got class!!

Anne Sexton
1928-1974