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That was really only true for a narrow segment of the population that had access to wealth though.
by salmonfamine 6y ago
That was really only true for a narrow segment of the population that had access to wealth though.
- empthought 6y agoA small inheritance/dowry is still an inheritance/dowry. Also the transaction of a woman providing a man with children, in exchange for economic and physical security, is as old as civilization.
- R0b0t1 6y agoMarriage was a transaction for stability and security for the lower class as well.
- Daishiman 6y agoPoor young women literally had no alternative to marriage beyond a few ill-paying professions.
- username90 6y agoMarriage was mostly a contract where the man say he is responsible for the kids born by the woman and the woman say she wont have kids with other men.
- fcantournet 6y agoNo, it was actually true of a very large segment of population at least in the 18th to early 20th centuries in europe / NA : small farmers a.k.a 70-90% of the population