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Women were mistreated in former times in exactly the same way as they are now. Abusive people, both men and women, have not changed their tactics over the years.

As for systematic misogyny, different cultures in different times and places have been more or less misogynistic. The culture of ancient Greece, in about 300 BC, was one of the cruellest towards women as a group, depriving them of any say in the affairs of their households and community, and ignoring anything they might say or do. And yet, it is reported that Socrates' wife Xanthippe bullied him, which goes to show that no matter what the culture, men sometimes dominate women and women sometimes dominate men.

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