In Monday’s discussion, intersectionality plays a huge role in Harriet Jacobs narrative. Intersectionality being “individuals are subject to a number interconnected social categories” race and gender just to name a few. In other words, one individual being opressed some how. Jacobs intended audience at the time of her novel being written was for white northern women. So they can understand the pain, from not just women to women but the unfairness on their part as being the slave owners wives, the fact that they not just treat women very poorly but as well don’t give respect to their own wives since they are sleeping with female slaves. Jacobs writes about her experiences and incounters throughtout all the years she was a slave. When reading both Frederick Douglass “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” as well as “Seneca Falls Declaration” I couldn’t help but find some similarities. Starting with Douglass’ piece. He discusses how the fourth of july is something joyful to WHITE AMERICANS only. “The fourth of july is yours not mine, you may rejoice, I mourn.” It is an obvious statement when I say that African Americans were not treated like whites. They basically had no say in society in any type of way or form. He at first gives the founding fathers their credit for what they have done before he talks about the reality. He claims that what the founding fathers have made to be the founding principles are indeed being acted against. This is all a matter of hypocrisy. Just by the title of his speech, reminded to Jacobs narrative, in chapter three, titles “The Slaves New Years Day” in which she would describe how on New Years would be the day where they as in the slaves, would be traded and brought. This day was a day they would dred of course but to the slave owners a good day for them as they brought more slaves that they can prey and take advantage of. Both, shows how a day that is meant for everyone to enjoy and celebrate is in realty, a pity party. In the Seneca Falls Confernece, we see a little of the declaration of independence, talking about equality for all but it also points out how women are apart of those equal rights and how they should be respected in society. As said before, Jacobs audience was for women. White women. As you may have heard, when “We the  people” was written it may have only meant “We the white people” In Jacobs narrative, its clear that women of color would have no say since they were slaves. But the word women doesn’t exclude anyone, its ALL women. This was written by two anti slavery activsts. All three texts go together because they all have to do with white men having more authority and say over everyone else.