Read the excerpt below and answer the question. He has made her morally, an irresponsible being, as she can commit many crimes with impunity, provided
they be done in the presence of her husband.
What can we infer from this excerpt about the legal status of women at the time?
Women were able to get away with more than men.
Women were considered the property of their husbands.
Women were punished more harshly for crimes than men.
Women were expected to break the law for their husbands.

women were considered the property of their husbands

Explanation:

that is how women were viewed back, especially considering women needed dowrys in order to marry then too

"everyday

use" was written by alice walker. this is a story about two sisters, dee

and maggie wanting to have the handmade quilt. maggie wants to use the thing

for its purpose, while dee appreciates it for being “her heritage”.   the quilt represents family heritage. it was

believed that only dedication and years of hard work can represent a  quilt. 

mama decided to give

the quilts to her less fortunate daughter, maggie because she believed that dee

could not hold the true meaning of their family heritage and   that she would not use the quilts for their

purpose. however, dee believed that maggie can’t appreciate the quilts just as

how she sees them, and she thought that the quilt will be put to “everyday use”

by maggie and within 5 years or so, the quilt will turn into a rag. in the story, dee strongly believed that maggie do not deserve the quilts.

explanation:

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