Girlie Property

I know I've been writing quite a bit about my house/owning a home, as well as about studying for the bar exam. Here's a combo of sorts.

I was just reviewing a Property outline and came to the subject of Marital Property. At the common law, as a matter of law, women could not own property after they were married. It all belonged to her husband a.k.a night in shining armour. The rule was that the woman's husband had the right to use, occupy, and dispose of all of her property, and in return, he had the duty to protect her (by beating her soundly and making sure she didn't learn to read, I presume) .

Of course, all these rules have been gone for quite a long time, but coming across these old laws made me feel even more attached to and sentimental about owning my own house. Not just because it's a rite of passage or because it means I have a good credit score, but because it makes me feel indebted to those bitchin' dames of the past who hoisted up their petticoats, kicked their husbands in the balls, and said "Enough is enough."