Legal and Political Status of Women in Iowa: An Historical Account of the Rights of Women in Iowa from 1838 to 1918State Historical Society of Iowa, 1918 - 300 pages |
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Page 160 - And, by the way, in the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, I desire you would remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could.
Page 178 - We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Page 216 - Every white male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a resident of the State one year next preceding the election, and of the county, township or ward in which he resides, such time as may be provided by law, shall have the qualifications of an elector, and be entitled to vote at all elections.
Page 139 - Neither husband nor wife is liable for the debts or liabilities of the other incurred before marriage, and, except as herein otherwise...
Page 18 - ... part of the personal estate ; and this law relative to descents and dower shall remain in full force until altered by the legislature of the district.
Page 18 - And until the governor and judges shall adopt laws as hereinafter mentioned, estates in the said territory may be devised or bequeathed by wills in writing, signed and sealed by him or her in whom the estate may be (being of full age), and attested by three witnesses...
Page 141 - When property is owned by the husband or wife, the other has no interest therein which can be the subject of contract between them, nor such interest as will make the same liable for the contracts or liabilities of the one not the owner of the property, except as provided in this chapter...
Page 216 - County in which he claims his vote sixty days, shall be entitled to vote at all elections which are now or hereafter may be authorized by law.
Page 15 - ... territory, and not repugnant to, nor inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States...
Page 69 - When a divorce is decreed, the court may make such order in relation to the children, property, parties, and the maintenance of the parties, as shall be right and proper, and the guilty party forfeits all rights acquired by the marriage.