apr 7, 1848 - The United States - Married Women's Property Act 1848

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Married Woman’s Property Act is passed in New York. It is later used as a model for other states, all of which pass their own versions by 1900. For the first time, a woman wasn’t automatically liable for her husband’s debts; she could enter contracts on her own; she could collect rents or receive an inheritance in her own right; she could file a lawsuit on her own behalf. She became for economic purposes, an individual, as if she were still single.

https://www.theguardian.com/money/us-money-blog/2014/aug/11/women-rights-money-timeline-history