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C4pt41n t1_j32m5tg wrote

I think it's interesting the (partial) reason that many of these western states had: If we treat woman as equally as all humans, they'll want to live here.

Why was that such a novel idea?

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jupitaur9 t1_j339mqh wrote

I thought it was so they could count more citizens and get better representation

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C4pt41n t1_j3m24vo wrote

Sorry, I was being pithy, but obviously political decisions have as many reasons as people that support those decisions. I'm sure including women would increase the representatives in the House, even if they are a minority within your population.

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NimishApte t1_j35ahk2 wrote

Another reason was that living out in the wilderness of the West was quite difficult and everyone had to work for the community and that included women. There was no time for gender norms as survival takes precedence. This led to women doing lots of work and being seen as men's equals.

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