Marriage in the 19th century Society has not changed as much as it did in the 19th century. Marriage is still the same. When comparing and contrasting marriage from the 19th century and the 21st century one finds that couples stay with each other in the long run and have the same roles. One can also contrast that in the 21st century woman have the same rights as men and can divorce. Marriage in the 19th century is not as different as marriage today. In the story The Story Of an Hour, the lady is happy and feels free after her husband's death. She soon finds her husband to be alive and she gets shocked and passes away. Seeing her husband to still actually be alive freaked her out so bad that she passed away. The reason why this story is
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Marriage in the 19th century gave women very little rights. They didn't have the choice of divorce and gave the men all the rights and whatever he says goes. In today's society women have equal rights as men and they have the choice of divorce if they wish for. Women now have full custody of their kids if the couple divorces. In the 19th century if men left their wives , they had the custody of their children and the women did not. Marriage for women was them giving up all their rights to their man like they would for god. The matrimonial cause act of 1857 gave the men the right to divorce if their wives cheated on them but, married women did not have that right even if their husbands did cheat. After divorce, the children and everything become property of their husband and women had no chance to see their children at all and was shamed by society. Society would not accept divorced women. In today’s society after a divorce women have full custody of their children and man can see their children as much as they wish for .He will also has to pay a fine made by the court for his kids. It's known as child_support and it began in 1975 . It was passed by congress to reduce public expenditures on …show more content…
Some even compare the conditions of women in this time as slavery. Women were controlled by the men in their lives. First, by their fathers, brothers and male relatives and finally by their husbands. Their sole purpose in life is to find a husband, reproduce and then spend their rest of their lives serving him. If a women were to decide to remain single, she would be ridiculed and pitied by the community. Women were treated like animals and had their rights taken away from the start. They were sometimes beat and mistreated by their husbands. The women had her right of her body taken away to their husbands. It was cruel but women couldn't do anything about it but just take it. Divorce wasn't even an option. Women really suffered. In today's world husbands cannot put a hand on their daughters or wives without facing consequences. Men can not beat their kids or wives. Men will be put in jail and will be forced to keep distance from them. A woman does not have to give the rights of her body to her husband. She is a free person and can also be the one to bring home the money. Some women still stay home and clean and cook and take care of the kids like back in the day . She is not owned like a slave and she has every right like a man does. Women are free and do not have to get married if they wish not to and they won't be
Marriage in the 19th century gave women very little rights. They didn't have the choice of divorce and gave the men all the rights and whatever he says goes. In today's society women have equal rights as men and they have the choice of divorce if they wish for. Women now have full custody of their kids if the couple divorces. In the 19th century if men left their wives , they had the custody of their children and the women did not. Marriage for women was them giving up all their rights to their man like they would for god. The matrimonial cause act of 1857 gave the men the right to divorce if their wives cheated on them but, married women did not have that right even if their husbands did cheat. After divorce, the children and everything become property of their husband and women had no chance to see their children at all and was shamed by society. Society would not accept divorced women. In today’s society after a divorce women have full custody of their children and man can see their children as much as they wish for .He will also has to pay a fine made by the court for his kids. It's known as child_support and it began in 1975 . It was passed by congress to reduce public expenditures on …show more content…
Some even compare the conditions of women in this time as slavery. Women were controlled by the men in their lives. First, by their fathers, brothers and male relatives and finally by their husbands. Their sole purpose in life is to find a husband, reproduce and then spend their rest of their lives serving him. If a women were to decide to remain single, she would be ridiculed and pitied by the community. Women were treated like animals and had their rights taken away from the start. They were sometimes beat and mistreated by their husbands. The women had her right of her body taken away to their husbands. It was cruel but women couldn't do anything about it but just take it. Divorce wasn't even an option. Women really suffered. In today's world husbands cannot put a hand on their daughters or wives without facing consequences. Men can not beat their kids or wives. Men will be put in jail and will be forced to keep distance from them. A woman does not have to give the rights of her body to her husband. She is a free person and can also be the one to bring home the money. Some women still stay home and clean and cook and take care of the kids like back in the day . She is not owned like a slave and she has every right like a man does. Women are free and do not have to get married if they wish not to and they won't be