Passage of the Married Women's Property Acts

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent legislation
gptkbp:applies_to married women
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:consequences allowed women to inherit property
allowed women to manage their own finances
allowed women to own property
reformed marital property laws
gptkbp:contributed_to gender equality advancements
gptkbp:effective_date 1882
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:examines sociological research
gptkbp:followed_by subsequent property acts
gptkbp:historical_context 19th century England
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:historical_significance paved the way for future reforms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Passage of the Married Women's Property Acts
gptkbp:impact financial independence for women
gptkbp:influenced subsequent women's rights legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by feminist movements
social changes in the 19th century
economic changes in the 19th century
gptkbp:inspired_by earlier property rights movements
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in historical studies
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in women's history month
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_discussed_in legal textbooks
gptkbp:is_opposed_by traditionalists
gptkbp:is_recognized_by landmark legislation
legal historians
gptkbp:is_supported_by women's rights advocates
gptkbp:led_to increased advocacy for women's rights
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Married_Women's_Property_Act_1882
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Emmeline_Pankhurst
gptkb:Florence_Nightingale
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:Mary_Wollstonecraft
gptkb:Millicent_Fawcett
gptkbp:part_of legal reforms in the UK
legal history of the UK
gptkbp:preceded_by common law restrictions
gptkbp:purpose to grant married women property rights
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:women's_rights_movement
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Married_Women's_Property_Act_1882
gptkbp:resulted_in greater autonomy for women
gptkbp:significance improved legal status of women
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Wave_Feminism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5