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Coverture was a
legal doctrine in
English common law
originating from the
French word couverture,
meaning "covering", in
which a
married woman's legal...
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Callebaut is a
Belgian coverture chocolate manufacturer owned by the
Barry Callebaut group and
based in Belgium. It was
founded in 1911 by
Octaaf Callebaut...
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citizen or
resident or
where marital real
estate is situated.
Coverture (sometimes
spelled couverture) was a
legal doctrine whereby, upon marriage...
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forced marriage,
polygyny marriage,
polyandry marriage,
group marriage,
coverture marriage,
child marriage,
cousin marriage,
sibling marriage,
teenage marriage...
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Until the 20th century, U.S. and
English law
observed the
system of
coverture,
where "by marriage, the
husband and wife are one
person in law; that...
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Property Acts gave
American married women new
economic rights.
Under coverture (an
English common law system),
married women could not own property,...
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property were
considered the
separate property of a
married woman under coverture. A
husband could not sell, appropriate, or
convey good
title to his wife's...
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During the
Middle Ages, the
English common law
adopted the
doctrine of
coverture,
which held that a
married woman was a "feme covert" with no
legal personhood...
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reversing older family laws
based on the
dominant legal role of the husband.
Coverture,
which was
enshrined in the
common law of
England and the US for several...
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relegated to
domestic and
service roles near the turn of the 19th century.
Coverture laws also
meant that
women remained legally subordinated under their husbands...
