USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -If someone treats you as a second-class citizen, they treat you as if you are less valuable and less important than other people.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most occupations were closed to women and when women did work they were paid only a fraction of what men earned. Women were not allowed to enter professions such as medicine or law. Women had no means to gain an education since no college or university would accept women students.

Detailed explanation-3: -Women have been regarded as a symbol of spirituality in our scriptures. Yet, women were denied rights and equality in ancient Indian civilization. They have been treated badly and unequally to men. Social evils such as dowry, sati-system, child marriage, and female infanticide were widely prevalent in the early ages.

Detailed explanation-4: -A resident alien or foreign national, and children in general, fit most definitions of a second-class citizen.