changes from back then to today

In my opinion, there have been a lot of positive changes between the women and men. I know that back then, women did not have as many rights as the men. Now, women actually have rights; they are allowed to vote, have whatever job they want, and basically have equal rights as the men. Presently, if the men beat up their wives, the wives can take some legal action against them, where as in the past, the women would have to deal with it. Thank god, there were some people out there in the past who took some action and gave women their rights.