At the same time, we also see a soul crushed by loneliness wondering if it would have been easier to marry and afford to 'give up her dreams as a woman. writer. In “My Life Had Held – A Loaded Gun” we see a woman who feels trapped. A woman who is completely dependent on a man to do anything. It is simply used as a tool. We see a woman exploding with violent thoughts, but still knowing that she is still a slave obeying her master's wishes. It is these two poems that really emphasize women's suffrage in the 19th century. It was a time when women just wanted to be recognized but were afraid to show what they could actually do. Yet it was this world ruled by men like her father that made Emily Dickinson's poetry what it is today. Without it, she might have published her poetry earlier and allowed society to judge her on that basis, affecting her life's work. Also keep in mind that although this world seems distant and hard to believe, in some parts of the world society is still run like 1850s New England, or worse. Countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Indonesia are places where women's potential is waiting to explode like a