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Women in traditional Chinese clerk families during the Song dynasty (960-1279) had some legal rights and agency according to historical sources, contradicting common stereotypes. While women were legally subordinate to men in the patriarchal family system, sources show they could own property, initiate divorce, and remarry, challenging views of them lacking all power and facing endless suffering. A detailed analysis of legal codes and narratives from the period suggests a more nuanced understanding of gende
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