Could this go back to witch trials, further than witch trials,
Are women hated and gossiped about who are single, are left alone, widowed or abandoned by a man, or who get divorced and are left vulnerable?
I know of at least three cases off the top of my head where a woman who was widowed and left alone with five children was detested by her neighbors, another woman who was abused by her spouse, got divorced and was left with two children was gossiped about and hated by neighbors, and another woman who got a divorce was left with two children was gossiped about and persecuted and picked on, no one feeling any sympathy that she had to take care of a house and kids alone.
Is it natural for society to pick on a woman who doesn't have a male to defend her, especially if she's vulnerable with children?
2006-09-11
05:09:17
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