Might made right.

And so unhappy woman was degraded below man, and held to the earth, until nearly all independent life has been crushed out of her.

As civilization has lifted nation after nation out of the dark depths of barbarism, the condition of woman physically has been improved.

For the sake of his children, if from no better motive, man has come to treat his wife with a more considerate kindness.

If she is still but the hewer of his wood and the drawer of his water, he has, in many cases, elevated her to the position of dictatress in these humble affairs.