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Can you imagine? That woman went on for pages just about ironing. Standing there ironing! said an unimaginative judge about Tillie Olsen's short story, submitted in a competition for a fellowship at Stanford University. Olsen credits that fellowsh...
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Contents
Parallels Between Olsen's Life and "I Stand Here Ironing" (3:09) -- Olsen's Views of the Characters in "I Stand Here Ironing" (4:34) -- Olsen's Views on Themes in "I Stand Here Ironing" (3:49) -- Olsen on the Need for Writers (4:30)