To clarify, Men have always been the ones in charge of allowing Women's Liberties, Women are allowed to have Liberties because of Good Men.
Discussion
Good men = improvement of women's living conditions
Bad men = oppressing women and other men
The best state of women's life according to most men in the past = childbearing and homemaking.
I disagree with you, throughout history good men who believed in women's freedoms have always been in the minority. Women's freedoms have been the result of women's own efforts.