When the mystery of who has been committing the acts of vandalism and violence that have been plaguing Harriet's school, she learns that in a strange twist, the anti-female voice is actually a woman. We learn about Annie Wilson, a housekeeper. Notice that her opinion about women is that women should do what she already does, taking on a domestic role. Her hatred stems from a superiority complex because, although she works at an institution that gives women an opportunity to become educated, she secret believes a hateful narrative about woman's rights.
Wilson represents the sad obstacle of anti-feminist women who argue from a limited point of view. They feel that women should only be allowed in roles that women are traditionally allowed in. This can be examined through nearly infinite analyses, but the analysis that floats to the top is the symbolic self-betrayal. Like Uncle Tom, who betrayed his community to gain power in the oppressive culture that hate and prejudice created, Annie Wilson also betrays her community for a feeling of pride and moral superiority.
The obvious irony of the betrayal is hatred. Although Wilson's opinion is rooted in feelings of self-aggrandizement, her actions are clearly hateful and immoral. She feels moral superiority for her blind adherence to a traditional point of view, while becoming morally corrupt in other ways that even her traditional point of view would not tolerate. To put it simply, the reason that Wilson feels so comfortable betraying herself and her community is that hypocrisy and resent have corrupted her perception.
