Actually, beating and killing women and children is fairly common in our so-called "Christian" society.  Check the domestic violence stats, almost always it's the man who is the aggressor.  And scripture requires a wife to obey her husband, also that recalcitrant sons may be killed.
As for women wearing coverings, I can remember going to church with y mother who required to wear a hat to be seated for Sunday service..  And that was the Anglicans, IIRC the Catholics were the last to give that one up in the 60s.