Married Women's Property Act 1882

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed property disputes involving married women
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Married_Women's_Property_Act_1893
gptkbp:applies_to married women
gptkbp:effective_date 1882
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:enforces courts in the UK
gptkbp:established separate property rights for married women
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Married_Women's_Property_Act_1907
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Married Women's Property Act 1882
gptkbp:impact increased financial independence for women
gptkbp:influenced future legislation on women's rights
subsequent property laws
gptkbp:influenced_by feminist movements of the 19th century
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal cases involving women's property rights
gptkbp:is_considered a landmark law
gptkbp:is_criticized_for some legal traditionalists
gptkbp:is_discussed_in legal textbooks
gptkbp:is_part_of the history of women's suffrage
gptkbp:is_recognized_by legal scholars
gptkbp:is_referenced_in historical analyses of women's rights
legal history of the UK
gptkbp:is_supported_by women's rights activists
gptkbp:led_to greater awareness of women's legal rights
gptkbp:part_of legal reforms in the 19th century
gptkbp:preceded_by common law restrictions on married women's property
gptkbp:purpose to give married women control over their own property
gptkbp:related_to women's rights
marriage laws
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Law_Reform_(Married_Women_and_Tortfeasors)_Act_1935
gptkbp:significance marked a change in the legal status of married women
gptkbp:social_responsibility property ownership
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Passage_of_the_Married_Women's_Property_Acts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6