Women were believed to belong in the home. They were seen only as necessary to support the family, care for and raise children, and please her husband. Most women have been brainwashed into believing that this is truly where they belong, but that is not the case. One thing that has contributed to this brainwashing is the age difference between husband and wife. Most women were married at fifteen to men who could be as young as fifty. Christer Lundh studied the ages at which men and women married in the 19th century and this information was discovered: “Sweden was classified by Hajnal as part of the European marriage pattern around 1900. At this point, about 14% of men and 19% of women in the 45-49 age group were never married, and the average age at marriage was above 28 for men and above 26 for women.18 Although rates of celibacy and the average age at marriage were slightly lower before 1900, it is clear that Sweden has belonged to the European marriage pattern since 1750, when official population statistics began.19 Local studies indicate that all parts of the country belonged to the same pattern marriage, although there were regional variations.20” (Lundh 320) The average age at marriage for women was lower for women than for men. Women were often referred to as property and not people because they had no say in anything. They were meant to be seen and not heard.