Sentences with COVERTURE
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"In common law, the legal doctrine of coverture held that a husband and wife were one person under the law."
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"Under coverture, a married woman's legal rights and obligations were largely subsumed by her husband's."
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"During coverture, a wife's property and earnings belonged to her husband."
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"The concept of coverture originated in medieval England."
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"Women's rights activists fought against the oppressive nature of coverture."
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"The complete legal subordination of wives under coverture was deeply unjust."
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"The abolition of coverture was a significant step towards gender equality."
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"The legal concept of coverture treated women as the legal possessions of their husbands."
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"Under coverture, a wife had no legal right to refuse sexual relations with her husband."
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"The principle of coverture was deeply ingrained in early English legal principles."
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"The Married Women's Property Act of 1882 marked the beginning of the end for coverture in England."
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"The doctrine of coverture was based on the assumption that wives were dependent on their husbands."
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"Under the doctrine of coverture, a married woman could not own property in her own name."
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"During the period of coverture, a woman's legal existence was almost completely merged with her husband's."
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"The abolition of coverture in the 19th century marked a significant step towards women's rights and equality."
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"The concept of coverture stemmed from the belief that a woman's identity and rights were dependent on her marital status."
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"In England, coverture remained the law until the passage of the Married Women's Property Act in 1882."
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"One of the consequences of coverture was that a woman could not sue or be sued in her own name."
