Without men, women were “civilly death.” Men were needed for women to be able to support themselves financially. Men had legal rights over all of his wife’s property including “wages she earns.” It was not just earnings that were not granted to be kept by women; it was also from financial opportunities as well. The job market exemplified a large gender bias as men had control of “all the profitable employments.” Even if women could have had an opportunity for a profitable position, there was also an educational barrier to overcome since the “colleges were closed against her.” There was a very large discrepancy between genders from an economic standard. Women had limited educational opportunities, which minimized possible hopes of profitable job opportunities, which made it hard to support oneself, even if a man not having control of ones wages was an option. It was a cruel and patriarchal norm that men, the government, and the society did not seem to shed any light
Without men, women were “civilly death.” Men were needed for women to be able to support themselves financially. Men had legal rights over all of his wife’s property including “wages she earns.” It was not just earnings that were not granted to be kept by women; it was also from financial opportunities as well. The job market exemplified a large gender bias as men had control of “all the profitable employments.” Even if women could have had an opportunity for a profitable position, there was also an educational barrier to overcome since the “colleges were closed against her.” There was a very large discrepancy between genders from an economic standard. Women had limited educational opportunities, which minimized possible hopes of profitable job opportunities, which made it hard to support oneself, even if a man not having control of ones wages was an option. It was a cruel and patriarchal norm that men, the government, and the society did not seem to shed any light