>>333850They were litereally baby-making/housekeeping cattle and domestic battery was pretty much the norm, and socially accepted because women could not leave, and women could HARDLY legally advocate for themselves without their husband present
To make it worse the men would just keep fucking them beacuse there was no bc. So they'd keep having child after child, even when they were dirt poor. And guess who would frequently blow all their money on alcohol since virtually everyone was an alcoholic??
