EPISODE · Feb 26, 2018 · 58 MIN
Coverture: Married Women and Legal Personhood in Britain
from Dig: A History Podcast · host Recorded History Podcast Network
Law Series #2 of 4. The doctrine of coverture deprived married women of legal status, merging her legal personhood with her husband’s. Today we’ll get into the complex ways that the doctrine of coverture shaped the lives of married women in the British Isles from the 11th to the 19th centuries. You'll find the bibliography and transcript for this episode at digpodcast.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Law Series #2 of 4. The doctrine of coverture deprived married women of legal status, merging her legal personhood with her husband’s. Today we’ll get into the complex ways that the doctrine of coverture shaped the lives of married women in the British Isles from the 11th to the 19th centuries. You'll find the bibliography and transcript for this episode at digpodcast.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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