I agree that women have gotten a raw deal for much of history and continue to do in many parts of the world but > female spouses have endured centuries of unpa

I agree that women have gotten a raw deal for much of history and continue to do in many parts of the world but > female spouses have endured centuries of unpaid labor Until fairly recently, due to the realities of childbirth and breastfeeding, women had to shoulder that burden. Unpaid is wrong - women received the fruits of their spouse's labor in return for their own work at home. Underpaid labor is more accurate, since women often couldn't inherit or own their spouse's property.