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· Women generally had fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men.

· Wifehood and motherhood were regarded as women's most significant professions.

· Other woman worked as prostitutes

· Women were considered naturally weaker than men, squeamish, and unable to perform work requiring muscular or intellectual development.

· An unmarried woman could own property, make a contract, or sue and be sued.

· A married woman, defined as being one with her husband, gave up her name, and virtually all her property came under her husband's control.

· American women have had the right to vote since 1920

· Women's wages were lower than men's

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