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Chester County, Pennsylvania - Archives - Feme Covert Index 1832-1848

Pennsylvania. Searchable online index. In Pennsylvania before 1848 a married woman (feme covert) could not act independently (separate from her husband) in a legal transaction. An 1832 Pennsylvania law outlined the process used by Orphans' Court to distribute shares of estates to married women. In order for a husband to receive outright the money due to his wife, she had to state she did not require him to give security for the money. This declaration was made before a judge, with the husband absent. The records in the database include the following information: names of the husband and wife, name of the decedent and date of the estate in Orphans' Court, date of the declaration, township where the husband lives, and the occupation of the husband.

Epistolae: Medieval Women's Letters

Epistolae is a collection of letters to and from women dating from the 4th to the 13th century AD. These letters from the Middle Ages, written in Latin, are presented with English translations and are organized by the women participating. Biographical sketches of the women and descriptions of the subject matter or the historic context of the letter is included where available.

The Match Workers Strike Fund Register

Scanned images of a register listing over 700 workers (mostly female) who went out on strike against the Bryant and May Match Factory in London in March, 1888.