When I said "Another gem," I meant the book you read AND your article about it!
You should gather all your articles about women into a book! I'd be thrilled to proofread it for you to catch typos, agreement--all the pickies--no charge! I'll buy the first copy! Aim for 150 pages. More articles? Another book!
You're an amazing writer! Books would reach a lot more appreciative readers!
And a man could have his wife committed to an insane asylum for disobeying him. Read The Woman They Couldn’t Silence by Kate Moore. It’s a true story about a woman who refused to submit and whose experience led to reforms in the laws.
Yeah, pretty terrible. Not to mention women couldn't divorce men, even if they were unfaithful or abusive, but men could divorce women, which left women, especially working class women, with few opportunities. Many "respectable" jobs were cut off to them. Many had to prove "destitution" to get government assistance, which required some women to enter the dreaded workhouse. That imprinted yet another stigma. A husband leaving his wife was essentially a social death sentence for her.
When I said "Another gem," I meant the book you read AND your article about it!
You should gather all your articles about women into a book! I'd be thrilled to proofread it for you to catch typos, agreement--all the pickies--no charge! I'll buy the first copy! Aim for 150 pages. More articles? Another book!
You're an amazing writer! Books would reach a lot more appreciative readers!
Hugs and love,
Linda
And a man could have his wife committed to an insane asylum for disobeying him. Read The Woman They Couldn’t Silence by Kate Moore. It’s a true story about a woman who refused to submit and whose experience led to reforms in the laws.
Ugh, is all I can say.
Another gem! Yeech!
Yeah, pretty terrible. Not to mention women couldn't divorce men, even if they were unfaithful or abusive, but men could divorce women, which left women, especially working class women, with few opportunities. Many "respectable" jobs were cut off to them. Many had to prove "destitution" to get government assistance, which required some women to enter the dreaded workhouse. That imprinted yet another stigma. A husband leaving his wife was essentially a social death sentence for her.