"He has made her, if married, in the eye of
the law, civilly dead.”
The author was relating how women were considered public and politically dead in a society among men. Women voice didn’t count and their only purpose were to shadow their husbands. These traditional roles were warranted and women's rights were not exercised. Most women were viewed as not being practical thinkers rather than men who were considered as rational thinkers.
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The previously stated quote reflects on society’s view of women at the turn of the century. In today’s modern world many of these views still exist to a degree. Women continue to fight for equal rights today in order to have their voice heard and to be considered as equals to men as stated in the Declaration of Independence. These laws are implemented in our society and takes importance in the makeup of our government.
I agree with your statement that woman still and will continue to fight for their identity, without being judge or compare to the equal of man but rather look as equals.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad to know how women's voice were not heard at all long time ago. From the quote you picked I see women portrait as another group, which is being oppressed and neglected equal rights as men. It feels like they were seen as inferior to men, this reminds me of slaves, which in some way were only good to work in plantations for white men and in the case of women is that they were part of society to be mothers, wives, and not to have any say in economics, in politics, etc.
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