Read this excerpt from “What I Hope to Leave Behind.” I feel that if holding a job will make a woman more of a person, so that her charm, her intelligence, and her experience will be of greater value to the other lives around her, then holding a job is obviously the thing for her to do. Sometimes a woman works not only to make money and to develop her personality, and be more of a person in herself, but also because she is conscious that she wishes to make some kind of contribution in a larger field than that of her home surroundings. According to the central idea in this excerpt, holding a job may help a woman learn new values that will aid her pursuing a career and raising a family. contribute meaningfully to both her own growth and the growth of the community. find experiences that will make her more interesting to those who know her. develop new ways to be more charming and intelligent.