Interesting differences between women of the past and present

The ancient woman with long black hair, wrapped in a black velvet scarf, a round face, dove eyes and black teeth was the standard of beauty. For many ancient women, brushing teeth was a very strange thing, partly because tartar could not stick to blackened teeth. Nowadays, women also use many ways to protect their teeth, but of course, they prefer white, clean teeth.

Women in the past often kept their hair long, loosely tied so that it fell on their shoulders. To style their hair, they either let it down, added a few simple clips, or tied it up in a neat ponytail, with a few soft strands of hair hanging loosely at the nape of their neck. Nowadays, modern women will use all kinds of chemical products to style it, sometimes straightening, sometimes curling, big curls, small curls… and dye it the color they like, as long as they feel beautiful and confident.

Women's clothing in the past was often quite modest, they preferred the ao dai, if there was a slit, it was cleverly slit so as not to reveal the skin underneath. Nowadays, women prefer to wear fashionable clothes, with a variety of styles, even specially designed to suit their body shape.

Just like today, women in the past also wanted to have full, plump breasts. But without functional foods, stimulants or breast augmentation methods like in modern times, they only used natural products to make their breasts bigger.

In the past, mothers were not allowed to leave the room, avoid the wind during the confinement period, were not allowed to use fans, and had to lie on charcoal, even in the summer, and could only eat dried braised goby fish, braised meat with turmeric, spinach, and drink hot water, and were absolutely not allowed to eat fruit... Nowadays, the excessive abstinence after giving birth is no longer as strict. Most modern mothers give up lying on charcoal, and are comfortable with fans, air conditioning, bathing early, and eating nutritious foods.

In the past, women played the role of “housewife” and were somewhat inferior to men. The concept of “three obediences and four virtues” was a popular concept to evaluate women’s qualities. Nowadays, understanding and equality have partly liberated women from injustice and oppression, as well as created conditions for them to expand their knowledge and actively participate in social and political activities.

The ancients have a saying: “A man with a wide mouth is noble, a woman with a wide mouth ruins the whole family.” This can be considered a concept of a woman’s beauty, a pursed mouth is always considered the pure charm of an Asian girl. Nowadays, most girls are fascinated by a “radiant smile” and a wide mouth is the standard of beauty that creates attraction and easily creates sympathy as well as inspires people around.

In the past, women had to "solve" the whole family's pile of clothes by bending down to scrub, shake, and wring the clothes directly by hand, then hang them to dry. Laundry took hours. Today, the support of modern technology has freed women from the burden of housework, especially laundry has become a breeze with increasingly modern and intelligent washing machines.

In the past, the bride and groom only had a few black and white photos together, and by the end of the 19th century, they had color photos, taken as souvenirs at their wedding. Now, conditions are better, before the wedding, every couple prepares a few sets of sparkling photos, edited with grand effects, bound into books or large frames. Some couples even develop photos, put them in small wooden frames, and use them to decorate the hall on their big day.

In the past, very few women were educated and literate. Today, women are well educated, and graduating from university is sometimes considered to be the only way to eliminate illiteracy. Many women carry with them degrees from two or three universities, several languages, and many other courses.

With the concept of "male superiority and female inferiority", women in the old society did not have much of a say in the family. They had to sit at the lower table and had no right to decide important matters. Nowadays, women not only decide what to eat tonight, but also decide when to buy a car, when to build a house, where to invest money, how many zeros there are in their husband's monthly allowance, which school their children go to, what faculty they apply to...

Women in the past did not have many entertainments. Nowadays, anything that can entertain, women can enjoy. Even pastimes that were thought to be only for men such as billiards, football, table tennis...