Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 59 Wilson, Jennie L. (Jennie Lansley) 1847 Legal Status of Women in Iowa Produced by Garrett Alley, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Legal Status of Women in Iowa" by Jennie L. Wilson is a legal publication compiled in the late 19th century that outlines the legal rights and status of women in the state of Iowa. The book primarily focuses on the laws relevant to women concerning marriage, divorce, property rights, and guardianship, addressing pressing issues during a time of growing activism for women's rights. The opening of the work establishes the purpose of the text, which is to inform women of Iowa about the laws that affect them directly. Wilson emphasizes the significance of understanding legal rights, especially in matters relating to marriage, divorce, and property ownership. She outlines the constraints faced by women under common law, which often subordinated their rights and autonomy to those of their husbands. The introduction sets the stage for a thorough examination of various legal concepts, starting with a summary of the common law that governed married women’s lives and leading into specific chapters on marriage, property rights, guardianship, and divorce, highlighting both the historical context and the urgent need for reform. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Iowa KF Text Category: History - American Category: Law & Criminology Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 187433 2025-07-05T13:02:50.018270 text/html 162479 2024-10-28T19:07:16 text/html 139843 2025-07-05T13:02:55.891242 application/epub+zip 142025 2025-07-05T13:02:52.995261 application/epub+zip 121548 2025-07-05T13:02:51.886334 application/epub+zip 274059 2025-07-05T13:02:58.047256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254331 2025-07-05T13:02:55.206238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220848 2022-09-06T18:32:52.282648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163677 2023-10-06T03:57:08.762157 text/plain 143925 2024-10-28T19:07:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14891 2025-07-05T13:02:58.173232 application/rdf+xml 13164 2025-07-05T13:02:52.378240 image/jpeg 3144 2025-07-05T13:02:52.132258 image/jpeg 137214 2025-07-05T13:02:50.032283 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog