Argumenty příznivců a odpůrců návrhů zákona o majetku vdaných žen v Anglii 1855–1882
Arguments of Supporters and Opponents of the Married Women’s Property Bills in England 1855–1882
Author(s): Eva BažantováSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Civil Law, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Social history, Gender history, 19th Century
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: property rights; women’s rights; married women’s property; Victorian England
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with reform initiatives aimed at changing the legal status of married women in the period from the mid-1850s, when the first coordinated efforts to gain more property rights for married women began, to the enactment of the first Married Women’s Property Act 1870 and the second Married Women’s Property Act 1882, which represented significant milestones in the women’s emancipation movement. The aim of the article is to analyze the range of legal, social, economic, ethical, and religious arguments supporting a change in the existing legal status; the views of opponents of the proposed laws on married women’s property will also be taken into account.
Journal: Právněhistorické studie
- Issue Year: 56/2026
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 153-181
- Page Count: 29
- Language: Czech
