you lived in the countryside?
in the big city, and especially LA and NYC, people played by much different rules.
in LA today as well as back then, young women moved away from home to go there to try to make it big in the entertainment world. they did not have their families with them. the same went for young guys. without nearby family, there would have been undoubtedly much less social support structure to fall back upon if a woman was abused.
with all due respect, it sounds as if your countryside life experiences give you limited ability for perception of what these women allegedly experienced, unless you count judging from afar. is that what you are doing in this case?
I was born in Detroit, raised in Detroit, and for the first 2 years of marriage lived in Detroit...had 6 children but one passed away 10 hours after being born, due to severe birth defects. In my 30’s I went back to school and became a nurse...first hospital I worked at was the city hospital of Pontiac Michigan a few years after the riots. I don’t think that makes me naive...retired from nursing when we moved onto a farm and raised angora goats, royal palm turkeys, wild turkeys, 1 ewe 5 geese various times various amounts of chickens, Ring neck pheasants, Chinese red Golden’s (they are beautiful)the farm house was 100 years old and in great condition. The barns were ancient also...the floor of the hay loft was made with trees that still had the bark on them....5 outbuilding all together Now you know my whole life, didn’t become a country girl until I was 45. I appreciate all that answered me, but I am done. Have a great evening.