Seriously ?? At a time men universally claimed it was a woman’s “duty” to respect and obey him, if that isn’t seeing someone as a useful object I’m not sure what is. I guess it is easy to gloss over many unhappy memories from the past and to have warm memories of the good times, especially when compared to all the pain and turmoil in the world today.
I did not say any particular era was noted for treating individuals respectfully, only that we could use more of it.