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"Married at 15 ?" - The Astonishing Mrs. Highfield - Rinso’s Soap - Australia, 1953 (i.ibb.co)

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[-] IonAddis@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago

I remember my grandma being referred to like that, and I always felt it horrifying that women essentially lost their own names in this way once in married Society basically changed your name to make you an accessory to a guy.

[-] banghida@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Anglos used to be super weird about their women

[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

Yeah, used to. Totally used to. Past tense.

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