Focusing on the US, why were women not even allowed to vote until 1918? Why was having a woman in a political office unheard of until quite recently? Why is having a woman as President still met with gasps of disbelief? Why, until recently, were women blamed for getting raped? Why was a man’s home his castle and what he said in his house went, period?

What power did men have over women, and over society, and how did they enforce it?