Comparing The Laws Between Women And Slaves

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Sara compares the laws that pertain to the way men can treat their slaves, as well as how they can control the slaves to the same way that they can treat women. One of those laws include the way men have power to abuse slaves if they feel necessary. Men can do the same thing to women if the man feels she has disobeyed. Both women and slaves are the property of men and the women and slaves cannot own property themselves. Because of the way women don’t have rights, Sara relates the way politicians use the three-fifths for slaves they use women as well to increase their delegates.

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