Clifton says, “Study the masters like my Aunt Timmie. It was his iron, or one similar to it, that smoothed the sheets on which the master poet slept. In this poem, Clifton argues that not only black men, but black women were instrumental in the making of America. Clifton also states, "If you had heard her sing while she was ironing, you would understand form, line, discipline, order, and America." By saying this, Clifton once again implies that women played a central role in the creation of America. She suggests that the dream of the working woman defines