What is the setting of jeykll and hyde?

Rev. simon hosack] entered fully into the feeling of suffering and sorrow which took possession of me when i discovered that a girl weighed less in the scale of being than a boy, and he praised my determination to prove the contrary. which best describes society's view of boys' and girls' abilities during the period in which elizabeth cady stanton lived?

To the person who said "why are boys always in their lying nature (school project)" lol but nah you jus mess with the wrong dudes

How is the word laud and welcome different