Gender issues - "Women should remain at home, sit still, bear and bring up children".

... Gender Issues Mark Buchanan 5ba "Women should remain at home, sit still, bear and bring up children" Martin Luther 1483-1546 Martin Luther (not to be confused with Martin Luther King) was born in 1483, Eisleben, Saxony. He was an important religious figure of his time, playing a leading part in the 16th century Reformation of the Christian Church. He had extremely definite views of the role of women in society and in the home. Martin Luther believed that it was natural and according to God's plan that men should have authority over women. However views like that of Martin Luther were not uncommon at this time. We must remember that they lived in a patriarchal society. In recent times, however, married women have gained the right to be taxed independently from their husbands. In practice this means that a woman can now fill out her own tax return and keep her financial affairs to herself. A

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