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Vermont: Married women were granted separate economy and trade licenses. [4] Nebraska: Married women granted separate economy, trade licenses, and control over their earnings. [4] Florida: Married women were given the right to own and manage property in their own name during the incapacity of their spouse. [4] 1882. Lindon v.
Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) represents formal changes and reforms regarding women's rights. That includes actual law reforms as well as other formal changes, such as reforms through new interpretations of laws by precedents .
After the war ended in 1918, American women were no longer allowed to serve in the military, except as nurses, until 1942. [208] However, in 1920 a provision of the Army Reorganization Act granted military nurses the status of officers with "relative rank" from second lieutenant to major (but not full rights and privileges). [119]
Women have made great strides – and suffered some setbacks – throughout history, but many of their gains were made during the two eras of activism in favor of women's rights. Some notable events:
In 1842, New Hampshire allowed married women to own and manage property in their own name during the incapacity of their husband, and Kentucky did the same in 1843. In 1844 Maine extended married women property rights by granting them separate economy and then trade licenses. Massachusetts also granted married women separate economy in 1844. [10]
1861–1865: The American Civil War. Most suffragists focus on the war effort, and suffrage activity is minimal. [3] 1866: The American Equal Rights Association, working for suffrage for both women and African Americans, is formed at the initiative of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. [6]
Saudi Arabia: In 2008, women were allowed to enter hotels and furnished apartments without their mahram if they had their national identification cards. [172] Nicaragua: Article 196, repealed in 2008, stated that if a rape victim marries the offender or grants a pardon, the procedure was suspended and the sentence imposed was cancelled. [85] [173]
By the Late Republic there were women who owned substantial property and controlled major businesses. [43] [44] For a time, Roman women could argue as advocates in courts [45] but a subsequent law prohibited them from representing the interests of others. [46] Some women were known to be effective legal strategists. [47]