Married Women's Property Act 1884

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The Married Women's Property Act 1884 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly altered English law regarding the property rights granted to married women, allowing them to own and control their own property, whether acquired before or after marriage, and sue and be sued in their own name.

See also[]

• Feme covert
• Married Women's Property Act 1882
• Primogeniture

References[]

• The Routledge Dictionary of Modern British History, p. 193, at Google Books