The Husband Who Owned His Wife's HouseHow the law erased a woman's economic identity.

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Hidden Architecture of Patriarchy

Until the early 1980s, a legal doctrine in parts of the U.S. gave husbands sole control over all marital property. This meant a man could mortgage or sell the family home without his wife's consent, even if she paid for it. This system, known as the "Head and Master" law, was only dismantled after a landmark Supreme Court case in 1981. It reveals a not-so-distant past where a woman's financial agency was legally subordinate to her husband's authority.