In the text "The Walking Woman" by Mary Hunter Austin, the theme of beauty standards is explored. The main character of the story is described in a negative way by most people, because she exhibits characteristics that are out of the societal norm when it comes to beauty. My drawing aims to critique this thinking, by placing the walking woman in the first place it reinforces and normalizes the existence of traits that are usually deemed unattractive such as facial hair. I added the other woman in pink to contrast the walking woman with someone who would typically fit in the beauty standard…