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‘Subject’ Patriarchy Confounded ‘Caetana Says No’ is a story which provides profound insights into the lives and struggles of two Brazilian women, who lived during the early nineteenth century. The author, Sandra Lauderdale Graham, takes her readers through a heartwarming journey into the lives of these women who battled against patriarchy, slavery, and society induced constraints, to fight for justice and rights. This essay is an attempt to explore, how Caetana, through her determination, resisted the male authority of her family, and how, despite being a slave, she convinced her master and the society to take heed of her wishes, ...
