One of the most famous humorists in world literature, O. Henry created a unique panorama of American life at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries, in grotesque situations, he conveyed the contrasts and paradoxes of his era, which opened up space for people with business acumen, whom the game of chance raises to the top of success, then throws to the very bottom of life. “Many of our great men,” I said (about a number of phenomena), “recognized that their successes were due to the participation and help of some brilliant woman .. “Yes,” said Jeff Peters .. I happen to read both in history and mythology about Joan of Arc, about Madame Eal, about Mrs. Coddle, about Eve and other wonderful women of the past. But the women of our time, in my opinion, are almost useless in business and in political life. Where does a modern woman fit? After all, men are now and better cook, and better wash and iron. The best nurses, servants, hairdressers, stenographers, clerks all men. The only thing in which a woman is superior to a man is the performance of female roles in vaudeville.