Elizabeth Ann Duncan
Many beliefs and behaviors are learned and passed down from generation to generation. The theory that male children are superior to female children is one of them. Of course until the early 1900's women were still even legally considered to be inferior. Some would argue today that women are still considered that way but it is nothing compared to where we started. This goes back at least as far as ancient times and just carried on down. Many female children babies were abandoned or even murdered in China when there was a one child policy in place for more than thirty years. Male children carry on surnames which make them important to fathers in particular. But mother's doted on their sons, some more than others. Sons were treated better than daughters. Daughters were expected to marry well; sons were expected to do well. Many mothers would not just try to convince their sons that no one would love them like they would, they made sure the women dating their son...