Mises Wire
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Bettina Bien Greaves
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[ Reprinted from Free Market Economics: A Basic Reader , compiled by Bettina G. Greaves .] Legal and political rights, without distinction as to sex, have been recognized gradually by the governments of most civilized nations of the world. By legislation and common law decisions, women have acquired freedom on a par with men to act, own property,