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Married women's property law in nineteenth-century Virginia1487 views
Author
Ketchum, Sara Frances, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Advisors
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)
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
Notes
Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Ketchum, Sara Frances. Married women's property law in nineteenth-century Virginia. University of Virginia, Corcoran Department of History, MA (Master of Arts), 1985-08-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V39K9C.
