Viz? the enclosures* law introduced 1604? when land that had been set aide as free land for the people and not under any lord or private owner was taken off them on the basis that the owner could make better use of it. Highland clearing etc.

Now women’s wages can be reduced so they become dependent completely on others, and again disdained as being a drag on whoever their connections are.
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclosure_act
In English social and economic history, enclosure was the process that ended traditional rights on common land formerly held in the open field system. Once enclosed, these land uses were restricted to the owner, and the land ceased to be for the use of commoners.
The Enclosure Act | History of Western Civilization II
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