Until these gains were made, largely in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, women often needed male guardians to transact business on their behalf, which was particularly galling if your guardian was an idiot.
在取得这些成果之前(主要是在 19 世纪末和 20 世纪初),女性通常需要男性监护人来代表她们进行交易,如果你监护人是个白痴,这就特别令人火。