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No matter where you are in the world, women are constantly being objectified. Although times have changed and women did eventually gain equal rights, back then it was very hard for them to maintain even a simple job. Even today, women are paid less than their male coworkers. The sole purpose of women back than was to serve as housewives. Even today, some may find it hard to believe women are 100% equal. During the reign of James I, there were plenty of riots going around where most of them were female protesting for their equal rights. Thirty seven women attacked coal miners claimed to be a village (Frederici, 83) The women back then would go out and start riots of their own just to have their voices heard, so they can impact their society and make a change within the community. They had to go out and fight for their freedom and rights on their own by starting these movements. The women were the ones who had suffered the most when the land was lost and all the villages fell apart because they were not able to easily adapt to different jobs such as working as a migrant workers and living a nomadic lifestyle (Frederici 83). The women did not have the rights to join the army, so they joined as cooks, washers, prostitutes and wives to please the men. When the land was privatized, women all over found it difficult to even support themselves because of how little rights they were able to have and the money they didn’t have because the lack of jobs that were available to them. There was a huge transition from feudalism to capitalism that took place that impacted the lives and roles of the women. The women had suffered social degradation throughout this transition. The degradation and the social discipline of women had two major factors that took place. The women were considered “non-workers”. Most of the values and jobs the women obtained were taken away from them by men which then led to them not being able to support themselves during the economic change.