According to Confucius, women were inferior to men. Even from birth. A baby girl was placed under her crib and given a piece of broken pottery as a symbol of her unworthiness. They were the ‘property’ of their fathers until they were married, and then they were at the disposal of their husband. They were not allowed education. Their only real ‘job’ was to birth a son. And if a woman during that time did not birth a son, her husband could take other wives.
Since women were not allowed to learn how to write, they wrote a secret language called Nushu in which they would write to each other. The men did not know of this.
Women were greatly oppressed in Ancient China.
Since women were not allowed to learn how to write, they wrote a secret language called Nushu in which they would write to each other. The men did not know of this.
Women were greatly oppressed in Ancient China.
