... , it juxtaposed the beliefs of the male-empowered patrilineal society with the continuing degrading of female economic importance. The work of women, both cash-wage earning and domestic, was often deemed inferior simply because a woman was doing it. As noted by Phillips and Taylor, "In many industries, woman's work was seen as supplementary and complementary to men's, and their position depended ... spiraling of female economic standing, women as a class began the unwavering demand for equality. The leaders of the Women's Rights Movement had legitimate concerns about the equal distributi...

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