BM:-Don't have same power and control as J
-Belittled and made objects, Gert & Mr.Byrne,'She's no baby now, my friend, but by God she has the equipment to feed one'
-Inferior to men, little room for deviation
-No power: Walter, adulterous,philandering ways, controlled family & business
-Neighbour, ' He was a good man, if he had a failing,Maggie, 'twas a failing many had'- failings should be overlooked, collective failings, superior
-Subservient to men, becoming more independent, no means shrinking violets, M imposing & intimidating woman who embodies the social developments of the 20th century