Post B

‘“It has come to your father’s attention,’ said Louisa, ‘that you have taken up a rather irregular correspondence. It does not please him and he wishes you to stop.’”(32) This quote is portraying a strong example of how men control women in this time period. Women are seen as possessions in the late 1800s. Society has come a long ways since that. Women can hold jobs now and they also have the power to vote. Which may not seem like a big deal to some people, but this allows one to be able to contribute their thoughts to the government. Either by voting for future leaders or for new laws. In the 1800s women weren’t allowed to do a lot of things. If they did something that was considered improper, it would not only affect their family’s reputation, but also their husband’s reputation. So what does this mean? It means that society was incredibly critical of women. I know that if I had someone watching, judging my every move, I would get incredibly stressed. Women must have had to deal with a lot more stress of appearances, then we have to today. Yes we are all judged at times. But by the sounds of it, trophy wives are judged a whole lot more on their behavior in public, then we are today. Women probably didn’t have the stress relief techniques we have today either. No massages or yoga classes. So I think that women have it a lot easier today. I am glad I don’t have to live in that century.