10. Refuse to have sex with your husband.

Skirt Collective

Until the 1970s, marital rape wasn’t illegal. Rape was defined in all US states as follows: “a male who has sexual intercourse with a female, not his wife is guilty of rape if…”

11. Take time off to have a baby.

Working Lives

If a woman happened to have a job, she would lose it if she wanted to take any maternity leave before the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978.

12. Get divorced easily.

Offbeat.com

Before the 1969 No Fault Divorce law, divorce could only be obtained if you proved your spouse had committed serious faults such as adultery. This law negatively impacted men as well as women, of course.

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