<P> The philosopher John Locke opposed marital inequality and the mistreatment of women during this time . He was well known for advocating for marital equality among the sexes in his work during the 17th century . According to a study published in the American Journal of Social Issues & Humanities, the condition for women during Locke's time were as quote: </P> <Ul> <Li> English women had fewer grounds for divorce than men until 1923 </Li> <Li> Husbands controlled most of their wives' personal property until the Married Women's Property Act 1870 and Married Women's Property Act 1882 </Li> <Li> Children were the husband's property </Li> <Li> Rape was legally impossible within a marriage </Li> <Li> Wives lacked crucial features of legal personhood, since the husband was taken as the representative of the family (thereby eliminating the need for women's suffrage). These legal features of marriage suggest that the idea of a marriage between equals appeared unlikely to most Victorians . (Quoted from Gender and Good Governance in John Locke, American Journal of Social Issues & Humanities Vol 2) </Li> </Ul> <Li> English women had fewer grounds for divorce than men until 1923 </Li> <Li> Husbands controlled most of their wives' personal property until the Married Women's Property Act 1870 and Married Women's Property Act 1882 </Li>

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