Talk:Patrimalarkey 1: Women on Top

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It is often claimed today that women could not own property in western Europe in the 18th & 19th centuries. This is simply not true. When a women married their property normally transferred to their husband but single women can and did retain control of their own assests. While some may argue that women were virtually forced in to marriages by their family, the reality is that many women remained single. In addition, then as now, widows normally inherited from their husbands.

It is even sometimes claimed that women were the property of their husbands. It is ridiculous to claim this was true in western Europe at this time.

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