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Wife's legal status subsumed into husband's
Look up coverture in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Coverture was a legal doctrine in English common law under which a married woman's legal existence
Coverture
English from French, they do not have to be italicized, but often are. Coverture Deadnaming Surname "French administration must routinely use woman's maiden
Birth_name
1813 novel by Jane Austen
not be paid directly to the couple (as by the Common Law doctrine of 'coverture' it would have then become the outright property of the husband), instead
Pride_and_Prejudice
1847 novel by Emily Brontë
own inheritance of personal property through the common law doctrine of coverture. Furthermore, he knows that the Grange estate is entailed in the male
Wuthering_Heights
Prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender
Until the 20th century, U.S. and English law observed the system of coverture, where "by marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law; that
Sexism
System of property ownership between spouses
one is a citizen or resident or where marital real estate is situated. Coverture (sometimes spelled couverture) was a legal doctrine whereby, upon marriage
Matrimonial_regime
Acquisition of citizenship by virtue of the circumstances of one's birth
the authority of a husband if a woman was married. Under the rule of coverture, the control of the physical body of married woman, as well as rights
Birthright citizenship in the United States
Birthright_citizenship_in_the_United_States
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
woman at the time of her marriage. Thus, under the Common Law doctrine of coverture the identity of the wife became legally absorbed into that of her husband
Married Women's Property Act 1870
Married_Women's_Property_Act_1870
Culturally recognised union between people
of these permit polygyny marriage, polyandry marriage, group marriage, coverture marriage, arranged marriages, forced marriages, child marriages, cousin
Marriage
American law
Property Acts gave American married women new economic rights. Under coverture (an English common law system), married women could not own property,
Married Women's Property Acts in the United States
Married_Women's_Property_Acts_in_the_United_States
1847 novel by Charlotte Brontë
deal with the restrictions of, for example coverture, but her character lives in a society where coverture exists, which inadvertently impacts social
Jane_Eyre
Legal protection of assets during marriage under English Laws
might be disregarded – or contradicted – in another. The doctrine of coverture may have acted to bar married women from having a distinct legal personality
Marriage_settlement_(England)
During the Middle Ages, the English common law adopted the doctrine of coverture, which held that a married woman was a "feme covert" with no legal personhood
Women's suffrage in the United States
Women's_suffrage_in_the_United_States
Unmarried woman, often older
common law jurisdictions such as England, married women were subject to coverture, a legal doctrine that all property and contracts in their name are ceded
Spinster
Historical period in Britain from 1901 to 1910
disabled, his wife was also treated as disabled under the coverture laws, even though coverture was fast becoming outmoded in the Edwardian era. Unmarried
Edwardian_era
Confiscation of property
intentional or unintentional outcome is dehumanization or infantilization. Coverture is a legal doctrine dismantled during the twentieth century that prohibited
Dignity_taking
Group of related people
reversing older family laws based on the dominant legal role of the husband. Coverture, which was enshrined in the common law of England and the US for several
Family
Apparatus, equipment, or furnishing used for a particular activity
property were considered the separate property of a married woman under coverture. A husband could not sell, appropriate, or convey good title to his wife's
Paraphernalia
1848 women's rights document signed by Seneca Falls Convention attendees
relegated to domestic and service roles near the turn of the 19th century. Coverture laws also meant that women remained legally subordinated under their husbands
Declaration_of_Sentiments
Founding of the United States
custody. A central legal concept that reinforced these restrictions was coverture, a central legal doctrine that limited women's lives in all aspects –
American_Revolution
American new religious movement
polytheism, rather than the one ever-present I AM." Per the legal doctrine of coverture, women in the United States could not then be their own children's guardians
Christian_Science
Name that identifies a person for legal, administrative and other official purposes
(typically the husband's, a custom which started under the theory of coverture where a woman lost her identity and most rights when she married).[failed
Legal_name
Viscountcy in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
5th son of Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet of Berry Pomeroy, Devon (by coverture applying to his wife Anne Portman, second daughter of Sir John Portman
Viscount_Portman
Chickasaw merchant and planter
Allen was in effect a feme sole under Chickasaw law and not subject to coverture—established the legal precedent for the State of Mississippi to pass the
Betsy_Love_Allen
unenslaved black person was legally allowed to move into the state. Despite coverture laws that gave the property of married women to their husbands, married
Slavery_in_the_United_States
English noblewoman and politician (1443–1509)
her for her own purposes, thereby circumventing the prevailing idea of coverture. In his chronicle, Polydore Vergil assessed the partnership between the
Lady_Margaret_Beaufort
Female spouse; woman who is married
controversial practice, due to its tie to the historical doctrine of coverture and to the historically subordinated roles of wives. Others argue that
Wife
Approximate method for doing something
Nonetheless, the myth persisted in some legal sources into the early 2000s. Coverture – Wife's legal status subsumed into husband's Heuristic – Problem-solving
Rule_of_thumb
Rights claimed for women and girls worldwide
to their property once they married. Under the common law doctrine of coverture husbands gained control of their wives' real estate and wages. Beginning
Women's_rights
and could make decisions on their behalf. This was a concept known as coverture, meaning women were “covered” by their husbands. Divorce was rare and
Women in 17th-century New England
Women_in_17th-century_New_England
1922 United States federal law
national identity; however, in practice, as it still retained vestiges of coverture, tying a woman's legal identity to her husband's, it had to be amended
Cable_Act
English historian, philosopher, and feminist (1731–1791)
and legal world of her time. British law regarding marriages recognised coverture: a husband "covered" the legal identity of a married woman so that, by
Catharine_Macaulay
Range of socio-political movements and ideologies
gave husbands control over their wives. Although by the 20th century coverture had been abolished in the UK and US, married women in many continental
Feminism
Colonists loyal to Britain during the American Revolution
2007. Tillman, Kacy Dowd (2016). "Women Left Behind: Female Loyalism, Coverture, and Grace Growden Galloway's Empire of Self". Women's Narratives of the
Loyalist (American Revolution)
Loyalist_(American_Revolution)
Chronological narrative of the movements and ideologies aimed at equal rights for women
1843. He declared intellectual equality between men and women, fought coverture, and demanded suffrage, equal pay, and better education and working conditions
History_of_feminism
Legal system in force in New France & Lower Canada (1627–1866)
used to overcome the Custom's doctrines of male marital power and the coverture of married women. The best that an egalitarian-minded couple could do
Custom_of_Paris
American women's rights activist
states at the time had no legal rights to their property or children (see Coverture). As such, the Anti-Insane Asylum Society was formed. Packard did not
Elizabeth_Packard
rebellion, ill conduct) in his wife.[Quran 4:34] In Islam, there is no coverture, an idea central in European, American as well as in non-Islamic Asian
Women_in_Islam
Proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Coverture, never formally overturned in the United States Equality Act (United States)
Equal_Rights_Amendment
Female trader in silk and other fine fabrics
husbands and were exempted from some of the usual customs and laws of coverture. The trade and craft of the silkwoman was encouraged by a statute of Henry
Silkwoman
Belgian chocolate brand
took over the company in 1945. After World War II, the production of coverture chocolate became the company's core business, complemented by a limited
Callebaut
Topics referred to by the same term
chocolate Couverture maladie universelle, a French public health programme Coverture, also spelled couverture, a doctrine in common law relating to a wife's
Couverture
Payment by one family of a marriage to the other family
affected by the Norman Conquest changes to the law in the 12th century. Coverture was introduced to the common law in some jurisdictions, requiring property
Dowry
Couple considered as one person
wife, in relation to each other, who were accounted as one person by coverture. Hence, by the old law of evidence, the one party was excluded from giving
Baron_and_feme
American suffragist (1815–1902)
set by English common law which for centuries had set the doctrine of coverture in local courts. It held wives were under the protection and control of
Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton
Period of feminist activity, 19th and early 20th centuries
referred to as the Hertha Debate. The two foremost questions was to abolish coverture for unmarried women, and for the state to provide women an equivalent
First-wave_feminism
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
presented by English women. The act altered the common law doctrine of coverture to include the wife's right to own, buy and sell her separate property
Married Women's Property Act 1882
Married_Women's_Property_Act_1882
the permission of her husband. It is very similar to the doctrine of coverture in the English common law, as well as to the Head and Master law property
Marital_power
US Supreme Court case regarding citizenship
they married a foreign alien under the English common law concept of coverture, which deems the legal existence of women merged into their husband upon
Mackenzie_v._Hare
American writer and activist (1793–1876)
organizers, affirmed intellectual equality between men and women, fought coverture laws against women's economic rights, and demanded suffrage, equal pay
John_Neal
Violent acts against women and girls
US and English law subscribed until the 20th century to the system of coverture, a legal doctrine where upon marriage, a woman's legal rights were subsumed
Violence_against_women
United States federal law
preclude women from citizenship, courts absorbed the common law practice of coverture into the United States legal system. Under this practice, the physical
Naturalization_Act_of_1790
Topics referred to by the same term
accompanying another document Cover, or covers, the top layer of bedding Coverture or couverture, a doctrine in common law relating to a wife's legal status
Cover
Connection between two people or entities
characteristic of legal personhood. For example, prior to the abolition of coverture in the United States and United Kingdom, married women lacked the ability
Legal_relationship
Social advocacy movement
determined her legal status: a research guide on the common law doctrine of coverture". Law Library Journal. 94 (3). HeinOnline on behalf of the American Association
Men's_rights_movement
of English common law, the legal system of the United States absorbed coverture, or the assumption that a woman's loyalty and obligations to her spouse
United_States_nationality_law
Park and historic house museum in London
out of the hands of John Fane, his son-in-law. Under the doctrine of coverture then in force, if Child had given his daughter more than a life interest
Osterley_Park
ECHR ruling
legislation to formally abolish the concept of marital duties in law. Coverture Marital power Restitution of conjugal rights Gabel, Barbara (24 January
H.W._v._France
Historical American social class
considered to be one of the most famous black women of the revolutionary era. Coverture limited the ability of some free black women to file lawsuits on their
Free_Blacks
Thirteenth-century Italian romance novellina
vermiglio sciamito, con un ricco letto ivi entro, con ricche e nobili coverture di seta, ornato di ricche pietre preziose: e fosse il suo corpo messo
La_Damigella_di_Scalot
18th century legal treatise
argues that the position of married women under the legal doctrine of coverture was analogous to slavery. Present-day scholars have noted philosophical
The Hardships of the English Laws in Relation to Wives
The_Hardships_of_the_English_Laws_in_Relation_to_Wives
Monument
visitable one in its interior is the tower C, with the classic tholos coverture. A small, almost intact, wall and the foundations of the huts that formed
Nuraghe_Antigori
for voting, coverture was not universally applied. Also some couples might have been exercising civil disobedience of the laws of coverture and the women
History of the New Jersey State Constitution
History_of_the_New_Jersey_State_Constitution
Archaic linguistic form used in English courts after 1066
status of adult married women and unmarried women, respectively, under the coverture principle of common law. force majeure modern French, "superior force"
Law_French
and Newfoundland in 1916. The 1914 regulations codified the doctrine of coverture into imperial nationality law, where a woman's consent to marry a foreign
Canadian_nationality_law
they owned or earned belonged to their husbands by the Common law of Coverture). In 1790, the law was revised to specifically include women, but in 1807
Human rights in the United States
Human_rights_in_the_United_States
Type of newspaper advertisement
women to immigrate, such as property protection for women (as opposed to coverture laws common in eastern states) and female suffrage. The welcoming political
Personal_advertisement
Rape of a victim by their spouse
American and English law subscribed until the 20th century to the system of coverture, that is, a legal doctrine under which, upon marriage, a woman's legal
Marital_rape
Legal obligation to provide financial support to one's spouse due to marital separation
common law, a woman gave up her personal property rights on marriage (see Coverture). Upon separation from marriage, the husband retained the right to the
Alimony
Concept in Hindu law
widowhood or maidenhood is her stridhan. The property thus acquired during coverture also constitutes her stridhan according to all schools other than the
Stridhana
imperial naturalisation. The 1914 regulations codified the doctrine of coverture into imperial nationality law, where a woman's consent to marry a foreigner
British_nationality_law
Commonwealth countries at the time strictly complied with the doctrine of coverture, under which a woman's consent to marry a foreigner was assumed to imply
Irish_nationality_law
American novelist
(1997) "Masks of Flesh and Brass" (1998) "Roll Over Vivaldi" (1998) "The Coverture Incident" (1998) "Vultures" (1999) "You May Already Be a Winner" (1999)
Stephen_L._Burns
Classes of surname
name (or surname) after marriage; often she was compelled to do so under coverture laws. Assuming the husband's surname remains common practice today in
Maiden_and_married_names
Wife of Supreme Court Justice John Jay
been subsumed by her husband's reputation (i.e. a consequence of coverture). As coverture is no longer the law of the land, however, subsuming Livingston
Sarah_Livingston_Jay
American inventor (1794–1890)
children. Johnson lived during a time period in which the legal doctrine of coverture heavily restricted married women’s rights. Under this system, women were
Nancy_M._Johnson
American property laws, fully repealed in 1979
illustrate how "traditional" concepts of marriage had been revised over time. Coverture Marital power Marriage bar Freeman, Jo. "The Revolution For Women in Law
Head_and_Master_law
choose between following her husband (as required by the marital law of coverture or subordination) or staying in Massachusetts (and keeping her land).
Martin_v._Massachusetts
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coats of arms of women. Baron and feme Coverture Elizabeth Roads Arms of alliance "The Law of Arms: The descent of arms"
Women_in_heraldry
for a half knight's fee she had purchased while married to Hugh. Citing coverture, the court found in his favour: Gundred "could have no chattels for herself
Gundred,_Countess_of_Norfolk
Politics and law (1874–1946)
(2013). "Introduction: Coverture and Continuity". In Stretton, Tim; Kesselring, Krista J. (eds.). Married Women and the Law: Coverture in England and the
Betsy_Bakker-Nort
English Tudor business woman draper
Married businesswoman could however be granted legal exception from coverture in order to manage business, and some married women also secured this
Katherine_Fenkyll
the common code in 1920. The 1914 regulations codified the doctrine of coverture into imperial nationality law, where a woman's consent to marry a foreigner
Australian_nationality_law
400, provided for her out of her father's estate, notwithstanding her coverture (married state) and the outlawry of her husband, Hyacinthus Nugent. 3
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1716
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1716
1788 English legal decision supporting property rights
and duties were subsumed in those of her husband, under the doctrine of coverture, Mary Houghton could only be sued through her husband. William Selwyn
Steel_v_Houghton
blood away from the uterus to the brain and produce weak children. The coverture laws ensured that men would hold political power over their wives. By
History of the United States (1815–1849)
History_of_the_United_States_(1815–1849)
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
71 the words "coverture, infancy, lunacy or other" and the words "husbands, guardians, committees or". In section 72 the words "coverture, infancy, idiocy
Compulsory_Purchase_Act_1965
Married women were subjugated to the authority of their husbands under coverture, and the law was structured to maintain social hierarchies by regulating
Grenadian_nationality_law
United States judicial order
participation began before the marriage, some states apply the Majauskas (coverture) formula, which divides the length of the marriage in months by the total
Qualified domestic relations order
Qualified_domestic_relations_order
city law: an unmarried woman was under the coverture of her closest male relative, and a wife under the coverture of her husband, while a widow was of legal
Women_in_Sweden
English feminist and social reformer (1828–1906)
women's suffrage, the right of women to better education, the end of coverture in British law, the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts, the abolition
Josephine_Butler
Action in English ecclesiastical courts
Pathak and Mayank Gupta, two students of Gujarat National Law University. Coverture Marital power Marital rape William Blackstone (1753), Commentaries on
Restitution of conjugal rights
Restitution_of_conjugal_rights
Former Irish confectionery brand
some specific alteration was also sourced. In time, the production of coverture was phased out in favour of chocolate blocks and crumb". Even as food
Urney_Chocolates
JSTOR 3345995. Tillman, Kacy Dowd (2016). "Women Left Behind: Female Loyalism, Coverture, and Grace Growden Galloway's Empire of Self". Women's Narratives of the
Grace_Growden_Galloway
American landowner
(although these often included property ownership requirements, and the Coverture laws could sometimes prevent married women from meeting such requirements)
Mary_Norris_Dickinson
independence from their husbands, a relaxation of the property laws known as coverture. Her business transactions can be traced in historical documents. Alice
Alice_Bradbridge
later enacted in 1928. The 1914 regulations codified the doctrine of coverture into imperial nationality law, under which a woman's consent to marry
New_Zealand_nationality_law
Women's rights organization, 1891–1899
corpus. Recognising the significance of this judgement in relation to coverture, the principle that a wife's legal personhood was subsumed in that of
Women's_Emancipation_Union
American custom house broker (1870–1943)
determined the style of Graser's professional married signature under Coverture law. Graser counted Eleanor Roosevelt as a friend. Hulda Regina Graser
Hulda_Regina_Graser
1742 death following a failed abortion
Magic: Health Care in Early America. Cheu, Maggie. "Now and Then: How Coverture Ideology Informs the Rhetoric of Abortion". Texas Journal of Women and
Death_of_Sarah_Grosvenor
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Girl/Female
Arabic, Farsi, Iranian
Shining
Boy/Male
Dutch
From the hill.
Male
Turkish
Turkish form of Persian Gulbahar, GÃœLBAHAR means "spring rose."
Girl/Female
Indian
One who lives in heart
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Telugu
Heaviest
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Ratcliff.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places, in Staffordshire and Sussex, named Betley, from an Old English female personal name Bette + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
To Know about God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Trithesh | தà¯à®°à¯€à®¤à¯‡à®·
Girl/Female
Tamil
A river
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n.
The condition of a woman during marriage, because she is considered under the cover, influence, power, and protection of her husband, and therefore called a feme covert, or femme couverte.
n.
Covering; shelter; defense; hiding.
n.
Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
n.
A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.