[GL of Sector 2814]

The laws in the states in the early Republic would be anathema to libertarians

Conservatives as well, given the legal status of women and blacks at the time.

[Brugmansian]

I wouldn’t conflate the legal status of women with that of slaves in the colonies. There were good reasons for woman at the time to be treated differently under law. Men and women supported that disparity. There was no justification for slavery.