Gloria Decided to Change Her Last Name When She Got

Gloria decided to change her last name when she got married. Since you have taken this course, you decided to share with her some facts about women changing their names. Which is NOT one of the facts you would share?

A) Changing wives' names is a carryover from older patriarchal and patrilineal customs where, upon marriage, a woman became the legal property of her husband.
B) Historically, last names were created to codify inheritance rules; the last name was the only way to show whom the father was.
C) Much of what people do in marriage is simply done out of habit, even when the tradition has no legal or financial basis.
D) A woman's name will automatically change to her husband's, unless she petitions the court to keep her maiden name.
E) There has been a large and steady increase in the likelihood of women retaining their maiden names or hyphenating their names when they marry.