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I've read that early Confucian and Chinese had no real commitment towards the subordination of women, but that this would develop with Neoconfucian doctrines on to reinforce male authority and patrilineal customs. How did women respond to the new trends in Neoconfucian doctrine?

by /u/Paulie_Gatto in /r/AskHistorians

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