Women's Status during the 19th century

Women today do not realize how their life would have like if they were born in the 19 th century or 150 years ago. Most women take for granted what they can accomplish, if they a determination for it. Women today can choose wether they want to get marry or not. In the 19th century a women who renains single was a social disaproval and pity. Women today can choose the number of children they want to reproduce and so much more. To the contrary, women in the 19thcentury did not have all these rights, in fact they lived in a state little better than slavery, they always had to obey men. In most cases men would all the resources. " A wealthy widow or a spinster was a lucky exception." During the 19 th century when a women marry to a men, everything they owned, inherited and earned, would automatically belong to their great genius husband, even if the men was a dumb as hell. In fact, this was assured by law and women had to verbally agreed to it. Men had received better education than women, women were barred from universities. In some, women all purpose during the 19th century was to marry and reproduce.
Queens public library book of women of era

Danie. M