Women's Rights In The 1800s

In the modern era, men and women are equal. They can both do the same jobs, they both have the same rights (including the right to vote) and they are both treated as equals in society. However, in the 19th century, there was a much more significant separation of the sexes. In the 1800s, women were treated as second class beings. In the eyes of others, they were lower than men in everything and did not deserve the same consideration or respect as they did. Society was generally unfair towards females and supported men.
Women, no matter their age or standing, were not allowed to vote or get themselves involved in political matters, then considered an “unladylike” occupation. In fact, what a woman could do at the time was very limited. Women were not allowed to go to school with men or study the same subjects as they did. If they wished to attend a school, they would have to go to a ladies’ school- A school that prepared them to be good wives to their husbands.

This could not be more wrong, since once a woman was married, she would give her entire funds, or her “dowry” for her husband to freely use. He would oversee the household as well as manage their money and may choose to give very little or no money at all to his wife if he wishes. A woman’s personal possessions instantly become her husband’s once she signs the marriage contract. So, women were allowed almost no freedom at all, in some societies, they were even seen as men’s property.