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Nancy Hartsock was one of the most influential feminists of the 20th century. When news of china's one child policy results got to her. Of female infants and children being aborted in favor of boys she argued that the same affect happened in america and that female children deserved extra fincial support.

The data didn't bear out her opinion but the argument became a cause celeb and welfare rules were changed in 1978. Women who had girls would be paid double the previous amount in welfare support for female children, and the amount of fincial support given if you had male children was cut in half. To promote equality and protect little girls from poor families.

Its been around 30 years since this policy was insituted in the united states and it doesn't look like the Hartsock rule will ever be removed, for political reasons if nothing else, but thats not the question the question is how would america be changed if the Hartsock rule wasn't implimented?
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