tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post8800752244903172310..comments2023-11-03T05:29:25.633-07:00Comments on Wild West History: Divorce in the American Old WestDarla Sue Dollmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-52647908874832782362016-04-14T09:18:28.119-07:002016-04-14T09:18:28.119-07:00Yes, even prostitutes were viewed with a bit more ...Yes, even prostitutes were viewed with a bit more respect. I think that people in society recognized that the West was a harsh, difficult place and there simply wasn't room for the snobbish judgments of the past. Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964675941678680587.post-39847720564066065912016-04-14T08:00:29.063-07:002016-04-14T08:00:29.063-07:00Fascinating! I had read that "the gentler sex...Fascinating! I had read that "the gentler sex" were often left to manage everything on their own while the men went off mining or to war. It's nice to know they had an option to get out of the marriage contract and save themselves if they wanted to, either by taking ownership when left to run things or by returning home.SLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152723145771007963noreply@blogger.com