The wife in an upper-class antebellum southern family was

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In antebellum southern society, women were legally subordinate to their husbands and did not have equal rights or responsibilities. They did not have the right to vote, own property, or make legal decisions without their husband's approval. While some women may have had influence and power within the family, it did not change the fact that they were legally and socially inferior to men.

The Wife in an Upper-Class Antebellum Southern Family Was