In a Patriarchal society, gender roles are prominent. Patriarchy is a system of power, especially in the hands of men. Subjugation of women plays a huge role in the power of men, meaning women are basically told and taught from a young age that they have no power. Partriarchy can mean any action or rule (or whatever you want to call it) that enforces male dominance, especially in social, political, or economic mechanisms. However, although men hold more power, this society is oppressive to both men and women.
The oldest of eight children, Ida B. Wells was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Her parents, who were very active in the Republican Party during Reconstruction, died in a yellow fever epidemic in the late 1870s. Wells attended Rust College and then became a teacher in Memphis, Tennessee. Shortly after she arrived, Wells was involved in an altercation with a white conductor while riding the railroad. She had purchased a first-class ticket, and was seated in the ladies car when the conductor ordered her to sit in the Jim Crow (i.e. black) section, which did not offer first-class accommodations. She refused and when the conductor tried to remove her, she "fastened her teeth on the back of his hand." Wells was ejected from the train, and she sued. She won her case in a lower court, but the decision was reversed in an appeals court.
The answer is the government creates laws that protect citizens, according to that passage that’s the answer.
