In other words, she hoped to break down the wall between the private and the public realms, begin a discussion of an issue--family responsibilities--over which women have some influence, and in so doing to see what men have to say and to see whether or not the power of government might not be able to help out.
也就是說，打破公、私領域的界線，讓女人勢力範圍內的家務事，也開放討論，看看男人怎麼說，也看看公權力有沒有辦法介入幫助。