As the great James Brown once said, "This is a man's world, but it would be nothing without a woman or girl" (Brown, 2/1966). This quote in particular points to the hardships and discrimination women faced in the 19th century. Women were often objectified as housewives who did the typical cooking and cleaning, while a man played a more dominant role in providing for the family. At first, the idea of ​​a woman taking on a man's job was considered more of a comical issue. Of course, women couldn't pursue a man's career because their only skill was staying at home. Ebony magazine delves into the differences between the two roles and talks about the progression in work, education and relationships gained by the female role. During the Vietnam War, men, being the superior role, took on the burden of going to war while their wives stayed behind. Foot. Riley was a living facility that housed expectant wives who waited with subconscious uncertainty for their husbands' return. Within the walls of Ft. Riley, children of families were often caught misbehaving, it was a job for the male role to show disciplinary actions. Ms. Etta McAfee stated that prior to her behavior she too had been an independent woman in the workplace. Mrs. Langford, however, knew she was working in a man's world. "This is not her only disadvantage. She is also black-black and female in a white-oriented, male-controlled society" (Ebony, 3/1969). Despite the various obstacles that Mrs. Langford had encountered, she demonstrated her intellectual gifts and the abilities that women possessed. She juggled life as a wife and mother and was aggressive on human rights issues. Even though Langford knew that in the courtroom she would always be seen as a woman with very little knowledge, this was only the beginning of the gender issue.