Life for women in The United States in the 1980’s varied depending on socioeconomic class. In general, white women of the 19th century were expected to marry to have a man support them and their family. According to connerprairie.org, women gave up many of their rights in marriage. Women were financially dependent on their husbands. According to womeninushistory.com, once married, a women gave up everything she owned to her husband. This included her land, savings, slaves, etc. Divorce was not common in the 19th century. Society looked down women who were divorced. Women also were uneducated for the most part. According to womeninushistory.com there were only three colleges in the U.S. that a woman could attend.
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