Khan [d. 1805/1806], an Indian Muslim traveler of Turkic descent, on the situation/condition of women in England in ~1800:
"…no woman of respectability ever walks out (in London), unless attended by her husband, a relation, or a confidential servant."
"…they never think of sleeping abroad, even at the house of their father or mother, unless the husband is with them."
"The father, mother, and whole family, also consider themselves disgraced by the bad conduct of a daughter or a sister."
"…by the laws of England, a man may beat his wife with a stick which will not endanger the breaking of a limb, or may confine her in a room, the women dare not even give their tongues too much liberty."
In "The Travels of Mirza Abu Taleb Khan":
