New York is the state that enacted a far-reaching law allowing married women to sign contracts and buy and sell property.
The New York Married Women’s Property Act was passed in 1848. It provided married women with the same property rights as men. Prior to this legislation, only men had complete authority over their wives' possessions.
Married women's property acts did not entirely remove all the legal barriers to a married woman's separate acquisitions. However, it did give them some power. Previously, married women could only inherit property if they were widowed. In addition, they had no control over how their property would be managed after their death.
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