Before women won the right to vote in 1920, they lived under laws that erased their autonomy, medical systems that labeled them unstable, and social norms that punished independence. This episode explains how America viewed women before the equality movement, the mental health toll of systemic control, and the fierce opposition women faced from institutions - and from the men closest to them. A historically grounded, emotionally powerful exploration of the cost of equality and why its echoes still shape our lives today.
