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Blackstone's Perspective

By , About.com Guide   December 9, 2011

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In the 19th century, American and British women's rights -- or lack of them -- depended heavily on the commentaries of William Blackstone which defined a married woman and man as one person under the law. Read more: Women and the Law

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