text_original: The estimate of women^s character was changing also. They had always, indeed, been treated with high 7 Tjjg regard, and had managed their households change in with dignity and self respect. They had been the estimate , , , . , . . of women's clothed With public functions as priestesses character. Vestal Virgins, and had already gained by forms of law a kind of independent status.
text_transcription: THE ESTIMATE OF WOMEN'S CHARACTER WAS CHANGING ALSO THEY HAD ALWAYS INDEED BEEN TREATED WITH HIGH REGARD AND HAD MANAGED THEIR HOUSEHOLDS WITH DIGNITY AND SELF RESPECT THEY HAD BEEN CLOTHED WITH PUBLIC FUNCTIONS AS PRIESTESSES AND VESTAL VIRGINS AND HAD ALREADY GAINED BY FORMS OF LAW A KIND OF INDEPENDENT STATUS
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛstᵻmət ʌv wˈɪmɪn ˈɛs kˈæɹɪktɚ wʌz tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ ˈɔːlsoʊ. ðeɪ hæd ˈɔːlweɪz, ˌɪndˈiːd, bˌɪn tɹˈiːɾᵻd wɪð hˈaɪ sˈɛvən tˌiːdʒˌeɪdʒˌeɪdʒˈiː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd, ænd hæd mˈænɪdʒd ðɛɹ hˈaʊshoʊldz tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪn wɪð dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ænd sˈɛlf ɹᵻspˈɛkt. ðeɪ hɐdbɪn ðɪ ˈɛstᵻmət , , , . , . . ʌv wˈɪmɪnz klˈoʊðd wɪð pˈʌblɪk fˈʌŋkʃənz æz pɹˈiːstəsᵻz kˈæɹɪktɚ. vˈɛstəl vˈɜːdʒɪnz, ænd hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɡˈeɪnd baɪ fˈɔːɹmz ʌv lˈɔː ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt stˈæɾəs.