Married Women's Property Act (other)

	Married Women's Property Act (other) Married Women's Property Act may refer to one of the following laws: United Kingdom: * Married Women's Property Act 1870 Married Women's Property Act 1882 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 ... Married Women's Property Act 1884 * Married Women's Property Act 1893 United States: * Married Women's Property Acts in the United States {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Married Women's Property Act 1870 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. Background Before 1870, any money made by a woman (either through a wage, from investment, by gift, or through inheritance) instantly became the property of her husband once she was married, with the exception of a dowry. The dowry provided by a bride's father was to be used for his daughter's financial support throughout her married life and into her widowhood, and also a means by which the bride's father was able to obtain from the bridegroom's father a financial commitment to the intended marriage and to the children resulting therefrom. It also was an instrument by which the practice of primogeniture was effected by the use of an entail in tail male. Thus, the identity of the wife became legally absorbed into that of her husband, effectively making them one person under the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Married Women's Property Act 1882 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 Act applied in England (and Wales) and Ireland, but did not extend to Scotland. The Married Women's Property Act was a model for similar legislation in other British territories. For example, Victoria passed legislation in 1884, New South Wales in 1889, and the remaining Australian colonies passed similar legislation between 1890 and 1897. English women's property rights English common law defined the role of the wife as a ''feme covert'', emphasising her subordination to her husband, and putting her under the "protection and influence of her husband, her baron, or lord". Upon marriage, the husband and wife became one person under the law, as the property of the wife was surrendered t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Married Women's Property Act 1884 The Married Women's Property Act 1884 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly altered English law regarding the property rights granted to married women, allowing them to own and control their own property, whether acquired before or after marriage, and sue and be sued in their own name. See also * Feme covert Married Women's Property Act 1882 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 ... Primogeniture References * {{UK legislation United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1884 Women's rights legislation Property law of the United Kingdom Women's rights in the United Kingdom 1884 in women's history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Married Women's Property Act 1893 The Married Women's Property Act 1893 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly altered English law regarding the property rights granted to married women. It completed the Married Women's Property Act 1882 by granting married women the same property rights equal to unmarried women. See also * Feme covert Married Women's Property Act 1884 The Married Women's Property Act 1884 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly altered English law regarding the property rights granted to married women, allowing them to own and control their own property, whether a ... Primogeniture References {{UK legislation United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1893 Women's rights legislation Property law of the United Kingdom Women's rights in the United Kingdom 1893 in women's history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Married Women's Property Act (other) Married Women's Property Act may refer to one of the following laws: United Kingdom: * Married Women's Property Act 1870 Married Women's Property Act 1882 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 ... Married Women's Property Act 1884 * Married Women's Property Act 1893 United States: * Married Women's Property Acts in the United States {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Married Women's Property Act 1870 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. Background Before 1870, any money made by a woman (either through a wage, from investment, by gift, or through inheritance) instantly became the property of her husband once she was married, with the exception of a dowry. The dowry provided by a bride's father was to be used for his daughter's financial support throughout her married life and into her widowhood, and also a means by which the bride's father was able to obtain from the bridegroom's father a financial commitment to the intended marriage and to the children resulting therefrom. It also was an instrument by which the practice of primogeniture was effected by the use of an entail in tail male. Thus, the identity of the wife became legally absorbed into that of her husband, effectively making them one person under the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Married Women's Property Act 1882 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 Act applied in England (and Wales) and Ireland, but did not extend to Scotland. The Married Women's Property Act was a model for similar legislation in other British territories. For example, Victoria passed legislation in 1884, New South Wales in 1889, and the remaining Australian colonies passed similar legislation between 1890 and 1897. English women's property rights English common law defined the role of the wife as a ''feme covert'', emphasising her subordination to her husband, and putting her under the "protection and influence of her husband, her baron, or lord". Upon marriage, the husband and wife became one person under the law, as the property of the wife was surrendered t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Married Women's Property Act 1884 The Married Women's Property Act 1884 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly altered English law regarding the property rights granted to married women, allowing them to own and control their own property, whether acquired before or after marriage, and sue and be sued in their own name. See also * Feme covert Married Women's Property Act 1882 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 ... Primogeniture References * {{UK legislation United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1884 Women's rights legislation Property law of the United Kingdom Women's rights in the United Kingdom 1884 in women's history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Married Women's Property Act 1893 The Married Women's Property Act 1893 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly altered English law regarding the property rights granted to married women. It completed the Married Women's Property Act 1882 by granting married women the same property rights equal to unmarried women. See also * Feme covert Married Women's Property Act 1884 The Married Women's Property Act 1884 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly altered English law regarding the property rights granted to married women, allowing them to own and control their own property, whether a ... Primogeniture References {{UK legislation United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1893 Women's rights legislation Property law of the United Kingdom Women's rights in the United Kingdom 1893 in women's history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]