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[Nira Sun]

I was surprised to learn that women in Korea in pre-17^th century had nearly equal social status as men. Not only did they have the right of divorce and remarriage, they also were entitled to inheritance even after getting married. That definitely beat the stereotypical image of Korean women. I was even more surprised to learn that Confucianism made women’s social status go backwards from 17^th century. With no doubt, it left a huge impact in Korean women’s lifestyle. I wonder how long it took for the change of the status taking into effect.