Conditions+of+Women+in+the+19th+Century

= Conditions of Women in the 19th Century = In most cases such as the case of Nora, Women had a life no better then that of a [|slave]. They had to obey men, because in most cases men held all the resources and women had no independent means of income to support themselves or their children. A wealthy widow or spinster was a lucky exception, to the harsh lifestyle of a married woman. A woman who remained single would attract social disapproval and pity. She could not have children or cohabit with a man: the social penalites were simply too high. A single women wouldnt even be able to get a job because jobs were not allowed for women to obtain.This state of confined life and boredom is enough to make any woman(such as Nora), to want to help her husband out in an attempt to seek a sense of self worth and sincere gratitude from their spouse. Sadly these men were evil and only cared about a womans physical appearence and could care less about them as a person.