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What rights
did Colonial
women have?
Not many! An unmarried, divorced, or widowed woman possessed a legal personality as feme sole and was solely responsible for her affairs. She could own titles and sign contracts and wills.
On the other hand, a married woman was under the cover of her husband’s authority as feme covert and had few property rights. Land she brought to the marriage became her husband’s to manage as he saw fit, although he normally could not sell her inherited property unless he got her permission to do so.
A widow did receive onethird interest in her husband’s estate.
All women were proscribed in their civil rights.
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