In the Enlightenment, many intellectuals argued that women were by nature inferior to men.

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Many Enlightenment thinkers believed in the idea of natural inequality between men and women, with women being seen as intellectually and physically inferior to men. For example, philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau argued that men were naturally stronger and more rational than women, and that women's primary role was to be wives and mothers.

In the Enlightenment, Many Intellectuals Argued That Women Were by Nature