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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]
Oregon: Married women are given the right to own and manage property in their own name during the incapacity of their spouse. [4] 1859. Kansas: Married Women's Property Act grants married women separate economy. [13] 1860. New York's Married Women's Property Act of 1860 passes. [18] Married women are granted the right to control their own ...
United States, Kansas: Married Women's Property Act granted married women separate economy. [37] 1860. Norway: Women are allowed to teach in the rural elementary school system (in the city schools in 1869). [23] New Zealand: Married women allowed to own property (extended in 1870). [9]
By 1900, married women were allowed to own property in their own name in virtually the entire country. In the U.S., 1974 is often cited as the year of women’s mortgage liberation.
One reform meant that women could retain custody of their children if they were widowed and remarried, but only if the deceased husband specified this in his will. Another reform of the 1958 law meant that for the first time a husband could not sell or alienate marital property without his wife's consent. [179] [223] 1959
According to a LendingTree study released earlier this year, single women own 2.7 million more houses than their male counterparts in 47 of the 50 U.S. states — this, despite the fact that women ...
France: An old bylaw requiring women in Paris, France to ask permission from city authorities before "dressing as men", including wearing trousers (with exceptions for those "holding a bicycle handlebar or the reins of a horse") was declared officially revoked by France's Women's Rights Minister, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem. [323]
Single women own and live in a bigger percentage of homes than single men in 47 states Delaware has the largest percentage of single women homeowners at 15.34 percent; Utah has the least at just 8 ...