In Matters of Law and Property, a Woman Was Subsumed

question 22

Multiple Choice

In matters of law and property, a woman was subsumed under the person of her father and, after marriage, her husband. This state of affairs has been the focus of calls for reform by whom?

• A) Ellen Fairclough
• B) Mary Wollstonecraft
• C) Elizabeth Blackwell
• D) Abigail Adams
• E) Emily Murphy

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Definitions:

Revolutionary War

A conflict from 1775 to 1783 in which the thirteen American colonies won independence from Great Britain.

Bicameral Legislature

A legislative body composed of two chambers or houses; in the United States, it comprises the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Great Compromise

The agreement during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that created a two-house Congress, with the Senate having equal representation for each state and the House of Representatives based on population.

Articles of Confederation

The first written constitution of the United States, which was in effect from 1781 until it was replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1789.