Recall what you just learned about nineteenth-century America. Which statement is correct? o Women and men had the right to vote.
Most people were educated.
O All people did not have the same rights.

Women were angry, resentful, and sometimes frightened of their husbands due to societal attitudes about a woman's place in marriage, however, most were understanding. In both these stories, women actually felt relieved and free after their husbands died, while they felt lifeless and oppressed while they were still married.