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Society's Standards In late 1800's, as well as early 1900's, women felt discriminated against by men and by society in general. Men generally held discriminatory and stereotypical views of women. Women had no control over mselves and were perceived to be nothing ....

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.... just because she was a woman. Being a married woman and a mor made her feel even more tied down. By looking at relationship between Edna and her husband, Leonce, we see that men treated women as if y were nothing more than possessions or property. y had no respect for ir wives, mors, or even ir daughters as y constantly treated m like housemaids who were re to answer to ir every call. Even Edna's far thinks that his daughter is her husband's property. We see this when he says "You are far too lenient, too lenient by far, Leonce. Authority, coercion are what is needed. Put your foot down good and hard; only way to manage a wife" (Chopin 663). This i ....