Dmigty, you questioned what is funny about his article. You are right, it is not funny, we assume something is funny when we laugh at it, but in this case, it is bitter laughter.

What is sad about this article? Is that someone who can be as kind, as loving, as passionate, as compassionate, as ambitious and as intelligent as someone else, is pushed into a role that tells them they are worth less. That their thoughts and curiosity and ambitions are all not worthy of consideration or respect and that their role in life is to fulfill their husbands desires.
It's oppression pure & simple, and it treated women as if they were less than human.