Married women's property law in nineteenth-century Virginia
Author:
Ketchum, Sara Frances, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Ketchum, Sara Frances, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Advisor:
McCurdy, Charles W., Department of History, University of Virginia
McCurdy, Charles W., Department of History, University of Virginia
Abstract:
The paper examines property ownership for married women in the nineteenth century. Wives had to surrender their ownership of property after marriage, until state legislation began to relieve women of this disability.
Degree:
MA (Master of Arts)
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords:
Married women -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century, Separate property -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century, Women's rights -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century, Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Married women -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century, Separate property -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century, Women's rights -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century, Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Notes:
Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.
Language:
English
English
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Issued Date:
1985/08
1985/08
