The transformation of colonial property : a study of the law of dower in New South Wales, 1836 to 1863

Nancy E. Wright; Andrew R. Buck

The transformation of colonial property : a study of the law of dower in New South Wales, 1836 to 1863

Nancy E. Wright
, Andrew R. Buck

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Abstract

Relationship between women, property and the law in nineteenth century New South Wales - women lost all control over their property in the early nineteenth century, but important legislation enacted in 1893 - the Married Women's Property Act - put wives on an equal footing with their husbands in regard to property - earlier legislation, the Dower Act of 1836, meant that a wife's right of dower could be circumvented at her husband's discretion.

Original language	English
Number of pages	31
Journal	University of Tasmania Law Review
Publication status	Published - 2004

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Keywords

dower
women
legal status, laws, etc.
New South Wales
curtesy
women's rights

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The transformation of colonial property : a study of the law of dower in New South Wales, 1836 to 1863

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