Women were underpaid, expected to stay at home to run the household, and abused, all without others taking a second glance at the morality of these situations. From the 1830s to approximately the 1860s, women who chose to work in mills made about three to three and a half dollars a week; this was about one third to half of a man’s wages (Dublin, Working Class Women). At that time, three to three and half dollars was much more than a farmer’s daughter could earn but was still not enough for a single person to live off of. (Dublin). A single woman making low wages could only afford to pay their rent; they were unable to buy extra necessities such as food or clothing. Due to low income and being unable to support themselves, a woman's goal was to get married. After marriage, she would be supported by her husband’s income and no longer had to worry about the financial burden alone. Consequently, married life could be considered almost as hard as the life of a single woman. Women were still required to get a job after marriage to help pay for needs. Women also tended to eat less than their husbands and children to ensure their family was their main priority and was managed adequately. Women who failed to manage the household sufficiently or those who spent too much money were often abused. The abuse would go unintervened unless a man beat another man’s wife or death was suspected. (Working Class Women). Women of this time were second rate compared to men and had much less important than males. This caused tension among feminists who believed that men and women should be treated equal. With this in mind, those same women who saw the unequal treatment of women during this time in history, were probably women who started the fight for women’s…