▁social ▁life . ▁However , ▁that ▁applied ▁only ▁to ▁those ▁women ▁who ▁possessed ▁a ▁good ▁reputation ▁and ▁a ▁respect ed ▁name . ▁Both ▁arbitrary ▁categories , ▁good ▁reputation ▁stem med ▁from ▁the ▁economic ▁prosper ities ▁available , ▁and ▁the ▁respect ed ▁name ▁was ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁women ' s ▁good will ▁and ▁dec ency ▁of ▁husband . ▁Women ▁of ▁high ▁birth ▁were ▁accepted ▁as ▁citizens . ▁Moreover , ▁women ▁from ▁the ▁established ▁middle ▁classes ▁were ▁also ▁accepted ▁as ▁citizens ▁but ▁their ▁rights , ▁only ▁consisted ▁of ▁taking ▁care ▁of ▁domestic ▁affairs . ▁Where as , ▁women ▁of ▁high ▁birth ▁enjoyed ▁slightly ▁more ▁privileges , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁tr ades ▁and ▁even ▁several ▁gu ild s . ▁Furthermore , ▁certain ▁tr ades ▁and ▁gu ild s ▁such ▁as ▁tur ft on sters ▁( w omen ▁who ▁collected ▁tax es ▁on ▁pe at ▁sales ) ▁and ▁uit dra ag sters ▁( w omen ▁who ▁sold ▁second - hand ▁mer ch and ise ) ▁were ▁restricted ▁only ▁to ▁women . ▁The ▁participation ▁level ▁was ▁strongly ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁criter ion ▁of ▁respect ability ▁of ▁a ▁woman . ▁▁ ▁Over all , ▁women ▁had ▁a ▁lot ▁less ▁opportun ities ▁then ▁men , ▁but ▁their ▁status ▁was ▁never ▁clearly ▁defined . ▁Those ▁that ▁possessed ▁money ▁and ▁a ▁good ▁reputation ▁were ▁never ▁restricted ▁from ▁particip ating ▁in ▁social ▁life ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁their ▁participation ▁in ▁cultural ▁life ▁augment ed ▁dram atically . ▁ ▁As ▁well ,