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The Married Women's Property Acts are laws enacted by the individual states of the United States beginning in 1839, usually under that name and sometimes, especially when extending the provisions of a Married Women's Property Act, under names describing a specific provision, such as the Married Women's Earnings Act.
The Married Women's Property Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 75) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly altered English law regarding the property rights of married women, which besides other matters allowed married women to own and control property in their own right.
The Married Women's Property Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 93) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that allowed married women to be the legal owners of the money they earned and to inherit property.
California: Married Women's Property Act grants married women separate economy. [13] Wisconsin: Married Women's Property Act grants married women separate economy. [13] Oregon: Unmarried women are given the right to own land. [14] Tennessee: Tennessee becomes the first state in the United States to explicitly outlaw wife beating. [15] [16] 1852
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.
Married Women's Property Act may refer to one of the following laws: United Kingdom: Married Women's Property Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 93) Married Women's Property Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 75) Married Women's Property Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c. 14) Married Women's Property Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 63) United States:
Allen nor the Married Women's Property Act passed in 1839 had to do with women's rights or protecting women. She argues that equity trusts, which applied to either Native or white women, were previously used successfully to protect women's property. [54] [Notes 8] She states that Fisher v.
United Kingdom: Married Women's Property Act 1893 grants married women control of property acquired during marriage. United States: In 1893, the South Carolina General Assembly "mandated that women should be allowed to attend [ South Carolina College] as special students".