The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Woman's Rights [An Act concerning the rights and liabilities of husband and wife. Passed March 30th, 1860]

"Woman's Rights [An Act concerning the rights and liabilities of husband and wife. Passed March 30th, 1860]." New-York Saturday Press, April 21, 1860, 4.
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Type
newspaper
Genre
journalism
Abstract

The Saturday Press reprints recently-passed laws concerning the property rights of married women. The laws allow for the advancement of certain rights for women -- such as separate holdings of property -- but also maintains the powers of the husband.