When looking through the Boston white pages, I found it extremely difficult to find listings where the woman’s name was listed first. This shows that in our society, men are perceived as having more control and importance in a marriage; not only does the woman typically take on her husbands last name, she can even frequently be referred to as Mrs. John Doe, for example. This completely strips the woman of her identity in her marriage, and leaves her only to be thought of as “John’s wife.”