I am summarizing the second sub-division of chapter six, pages one hundred and nine through one hundred and seventeen. This section is talking about women’s rights during this time period. At this point in history women practically had no rights, they were expected to do things around the house, like cook, clean, tend to their children, and provide their husbands with whatever he wanted or desired. Along with the motherly duties, they were also supposed to keep everyone is the house happy and peaceful. Even as young children, women were thought to possess traits that would make them desirable to a man. The reason they were supposed to acquire these traits is so their parents could find a man for them to be with, and eventually marry. Families
