In many Western countries prior to the nineteenth century, the only grown women who could function as full legal adults were married women.

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Prior to the nineteenth century in many Western countries, married women were often subject to coverture laws, which meant they could not own property, enter contracts, or earn a living independently of their husbands, effectively limiting their legal autonomy rather than enabling it. Unmarried women (often referred to as spinsters or widows) had more legal rights to act as independent adults in comparison.

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