# Emancipated Woman — Poetry character guide

> Emancipated Woman in Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Woman, Cried Emancipated Woman

**First appearance:** 0000-poetry

## Snapshot

A reforming zealot who trades her soul for a man's to wage war on drink, only to find the bargain running off without her.

## Who they are

Modeled on a temperance crusader, she descends on the political scene determined to drive the Drink-Demon from the land and fill the people up with water. Her imperious, fiery essence makes her a formidable force, but her scheme to swap souls with a pliable candidate backfires when he bolts with her spirit. Her frantic pursuit anchors the satire's middle movement, where reform, opportunism, and hypocrisy collide.

## In the story

### [An Offer of Marriage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/an-offer-of-marriage)

Weeps and searches for an 'Expurgated Man,' lamenting her isolation after advancing beyond all potential mates.

### [The Woman and the Devil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/the-woman-and-the-devil)

The Woman who cries out for a disposition and accepts the Devil's loan.

### [For Tat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/for-tat)

Referenced as a 'female Yahoo' flinging filth, implying a satirical take on women's suffrage.

### [A Woman in Politics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/a-woman-in-politics)

The woman running for School Director who refuses the politician's corrupt proposals.

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