The poem “She Shall Not Be Moved” written by W.P. was very moving in that it illustrated the workplace hostility some women in academia face. W.P. 's coworkers basically bullied her every single day and made her feel inferior to them, when she had all her credentials and her teaching brought the university “much glory.” Just like many of the scholars, their coworkers turned against them and treated them like a black sheep. At one point they were praised, the next they were criticized and insulted. These women were pushed down, but they stuck around and persevered through the hateful comments. In one of the previous readings, one author mentioned the physical, emotional, and mental pain that came with working in academia. W.P. also faced this; She had chronic fatigue and arthritis. After hearing that the provost almost sent her to a psychiatric ward after her mentioning her conditions, it shows how some people are waiting to see her crack and crumble. They do not offer her support or treat her like a colleague. To them she is “worse than a ghost.”
Reference:
Valverde, K.-L. C., & Dariotis, W. M. (2019). Fight the tower: Asian American women scholars
resistance and renewal in the academy. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
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