dear diary, it has been 437 days since my husband disappeared under mysterious circumstances. alas, I am unable to inform the police, for I am a mere woman.
@VeryBadLlama I must know. Are unmarried women allowed to talk to the police at all? Perhaps they must do charades instead?
@james @VeryBadLlama they have to be chaperoned by someone of good standing.
@james @VeryBadLlama unmarried women are of course able to speak to the police in presence of their fathers or, if he's dead, by male succession line grandfather, brothers, uncles or cousins. If all of the above are deceased a male judge may appoint a man for the woman to be wed to for her to be present when she speaks to the police.