The Taliban were interesting. A government exercising such power over the individual was something of an historical spectacle. It would have been interesting to see how they played out.
Many of the laws that were in place a century or more ago aren't applicable today.
And the reason they aren't applicable is the influence of leftist moral relativism. I have personal knowledge of the very beginnings of the feminist movement, as well as having read some of their literature. Feminism is one of the most vile philosophies to hit the planet, and it is one of the prime moving forces behind easy and legal abortion, "children's rights" - to have abortions, have sex early and often, homosexual rights, no-fault divorce. All of these have seriously degraded the cultural climate in only 40 years.
The original feminists were primarily lesbians and heavily influenced by communism - in fact, Betty Friedan was a member of the communist party for a while, IIRC.
So the reason they are not applicable is because certain groups - leftists all - have exerted great effort to change the culture.