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Married women's property rights
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In 19th-century Britain, women had fewer rights than men. Until 1870, when a woman married, her earnings, property and money automatically belonged to her husband. Acts of Parliament in 1870 and 1882 gave wives the right to keep their own earnings and property.
Memory tip: 1870 and 1882 Acts let married women keep their own earnings and property.
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Before 1870, what happened to a woman's property and earnings when she married?
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