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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.
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:
Ireland: The 1937 Constitution and Taoiseach Éamon de Valera's conservative leadership somewhat stripped women of their previously granted rights. [168] As well, though the 1937 Constitution guarantees women the right to vote and to nationality and citizenship on an equal basis with men, it also contains a provision, Article 41.2, which states:
Some countries in Africa: The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, better known as the Maputo Protocol, guarantees comprehensive rights to women including the right to take part in the political process, to social and political equality with men, to control of their reproductive health ...
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]
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]
Sweden: Women are granted the permit to manufacture and sell candles. [3] France: Divorce is abolished for women in 1804. France: Equal inheritance rights for women were abolished in 1804. [4] 1810. France: Until 1994, France kept in the French Penal Code the article from 1810 that exonerated a rapist in the event of a marriage to their victim. [5]
Women were also granted the right to stand for election. [4] [38] [40] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Local Government Act 1894 confirms single women's right to vote in local elections and extends this franchise to some married women. [24] [26] By 1900, over 1 million women were registered for local government elections in England ...