After reading these articles, the more I am able to understand knitting as not only a communal tour, but as a fit of civil, silent, and respectful protest. The articles on stitch for senate, which made helmet liners for soldiers, and the silent but “deadly” approach taken by Corbett and the others involved in that board meeting, stood out to me the most because of their effectiveness. Corbett convinced her boss to pay 50,000 employees fairly by not saying a single word. The power that is held within these knitting circles and within silent protest is, pun intended, unheard of. These women are making waves by barely dipping their toe in the ocean, and it is more than commendable. For knitting to have this strong of a hold in politics, I think gives women more of a chance to bridge that gap between women and men in positions of power.
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