Whig (nationalist) Governor John Young, of New York signs the Married Women’s Property Act, safeguarding the property of married women.
[restored 1/29/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
New York Constitution of 1846 Article I, Section 13
en.wikisource.org/wiki/New_York_Constitution_of_1846
References:
Upstate New York and the Women’s Rights Movement
rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/wny-womens-rights-movement
Current U.s. National Debt:
