来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：现代早期英国社会 第2集 第2集》
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She could hold no goods independently in marriage在婚姻中她不能独立持有任何财产 -
unless a separate trust had been erected for her.除非有人为她建立一笔单独的信托 -
There was no community of goods.没有共有财产 -
Her husband got a life interest in any lands她所持有的土地收益在婚后 -
which she brought to the marriage.都将归她丈夫所有 -
All of the movable goods of the family were his家庭的一切可移动财产都是他的 -
and her rights were limited to her "dower".而她的权利仅限于她的"嫁妆" -
That was usually a third of the land and goods of the family这通常是家庭土地或财产的三分之一 -
which was reserved when her husband这样当她的丈夫去世 -
died to keep her in her widowhood她作为一个寡妇也能活得下去 -
and would eventually revert to the main heir of the family.并且最终这笔财产会归还给家庭继承人 -
So that was the law as regards women这就是法律上对女性