Marriage is a family Affair

Marriage is not just the matter of a couple, but is the matter of the whole family. Women's status in the family has changed dramatically since the 50's. Women have usually had fewer rights and a lower social status than men, throughout history. For example, women did not have the right to institute divorce proceedings and own property. The traditional role of the married woman was being a housewife, and most women's lives centered around their households. Women's movements first developed during the 1800's in the United States and Europe and then spread to other parts of ...