Hi, check out these recent answers by /u/sunagainstgold

• If women were traditionally treated as second class citizens in Europe from the 16th-19th centuries, how was it possible that sometimes women held important positions in the government?

• Why was it acceptable for a woman to be a ruling Queen of England, but not to hold lesser ranks like Duke or Earl in her own right?

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... and a few older threads that discuss this issue from a few more perspectives

• Queen regnants, patriarchy and sexism

• Why were women able to become rulers, but were still considered unequal and lower than men?

• Why were female monarchs respected if women were seen to be inferior/incapable?

• If women in Europe weren't seen as equal to men until the 19th century, why were some women given positions of absolute power? (Queens etc)

• Why was is acceptable to be governed by a Queen in a world where women in general were considered inferior to men ?

Which place and period are you thinking of?