For example , married women in England were legally incapable of owning real estate until the Married Women 's Property Act 1882 .
Similarly , the husband of an heiress could become the legal possessor of her lands .
Married women in England were legally incapable of owning real estate until the Married Women 's Property Act 1882 .
Similarly , the husband of an heiress could become the legal possessor of her lands .