Winona Daily Republican in Winona, Minnesota

Property rights of married women across states in the United States

A historical survey describes how married women may own and dispose of property in their own names, remain liable only for their own debts, and draft wills with varying witness requirements across states such as New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, California, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, and Oregon, detailing separate estates, creditor liability, and will formalities with three, two, or more witnesses.