Western Civilization II / Unit 12 WC2 1118 short lesson, about 20 seconds
What Women Could Not Do in 1850, and First-Wave Feminism Defined
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The idea
In eighteen fifty women could not vote, seek divorce, keep custody, enter universities, open accounts, keep inherited property or wages, sue or witness. The Code Napoléon traded protection for obedience. First-wave feminism, the anchor says with Anderson and Zinsser, fought legal discrimination: property, children, the vote.
In practice
Classed with children and the criminally insane.
Where people slip
The definition is Anderson and Zinsser's, attributed.
Your place on the trail
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