In Chapter 7 of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, recognize and explain Douglas' use of irony?

some women in the middle and upper classes worked as doctors, government officials, or priestesses. both women and men enjoyed a better quality of life the higher they were on the social pyramid. the egyptians believed that their class system created a stable, well-ordered society. each group had its own role to play.

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because their parents smoke while in labor