Why was a husband's character so important in determining a woman's life in the early nineteenth century?

Responses

Men had to sign all contracts that women negotiated.

Men had to sign all contracts that women negotiated.

Women usually had so many children that men had to earn a lot of money.

Women usually had so many children that men had to earn a lot of money.

Women had very few legal rights of their own.

Women had very few legal rights of their own.

Women needed their husbands' approval in order to vote.