Elizabeth Thomas owns a small farm and generates income by selling vegetables and meat at the local market. When she marries, her citizenship is incorporated into her husband's, and he now owns her farm and income. What describes this practice?
A) courtship
B) coverture
C) polygamy
D) separate spheres

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Coverture is a legal doctrine whereby, upon marriage, a woman's legal rights and obligations were subsumed by those of her husband, in accordance with the legal view that a wife was under her husband's protection and authority. This included the husband taking ownership of his wife's property and income.

Elizabeth Thomas Owns a Small Farm and Generates Income by Selling