Oh, and not only overworked, and underappreciated... there's more.

And shabbily dressed.  These same "providers" somehow, have/had money for grog, gambling, hookers, and tobacco (most women didn't smoke back in the day) but none left over for wife-appliance to make, or buy, a needed dress, or even a warm petticoat - it gets cold in december.  

There's alot of things the wife-appliances of the past, and present, have had no other alternative but to shut up, and put up with... but raggedy clothing?  That's the ultimate put down.  And no!  Not talking fancy/overpriced/impractical. These same appliance OWNERS (would) then, turn around and despise their long (diabolically rendered) broken-down, two-legged automations, for being worn out...say, what the hey? :/

Uhm, "and he shall rule over thee" (last clause of Genesis 3:16); how does that divine proclamation become a bully's free pass?  Sounds like a bit of wresting going on.  Does not the local school district "rule over" homeowners?  (Try flipping them off, come tax time.) There's Scriptures in the Bible warning against abuse/neglect.  Nabal, anyone?  Oh, by the way, he was a son of Belial - that means reprobate, that means likely headed for eternal hell, "where their worm dieth not."

"As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things ; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction." 2 Peter 3:16

"Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him."  1 Samuel 25:17.  (1 Samuel 25:25 is Abigail's response - interesting).

"Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched." Mark 9:44 (Scary portion of Scriptures.)