quotes on gender

From the text:

"Why, I spotted you for a boy when you was threading the needle and I contrived the other things just to make certain." (Page 68)

“Because you’re brave enough to tar and feather poor friendless cast-out women that come along here, did that make you think you had grit enough to lay your hands on a man? (Page 146)

“And then when I went up to bed she come up with me and fetched her candle, and tucked me in, and mothered me so good I felt mean, and like I couldn’t look her in the face…” (Page 273)