Two centuries ago, in most countries around the world, women were unable to vote, had no say over their own children or …, we distinguish between four types of women's rights--economic, political, labor, and body--and document their evolution …

invest more in children and less in market-specific human capital and thus have lower earnings. We revisit these and other …

their own daughters and because an expansion of women's rights increases educational investments in children. We show that …