Jack the Ripper Retold
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Women in a Misogonist and Unequal Society
Women's work was designed not to pay as much and because men were supposed to bring in the bread, women couldn't support themselves. Even if you were middle class, the professions were closed to women. So this idea of a woman supporting herself, especially if she was poor, i mean, forget it. You had no hope in hell. Education wasn't mandated until the 18 seventies so girls were less well educated than boys. Girls could go into domestic service. Boys could train to be a bank clerk. The odds were stacked against women.
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