Laws of 1710, Chapter 216

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NYSA_A0212-78_V5_L1710_Ch216
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"An act for the better settlm't and assureing of lands in this colony." Chapter 216 of the Laws of New York, 1710. This law clarified property rights in the colony of New York, and among other things classified married women in the same category as minors, prisoners, those not of sound mind, and those across the sea in terms of abilities to make claims to land. (3 pages)
New York State Archives, New York (Colony). Council. Original colonial laws, 1683-1775. Series A0212-78, Volume 5. Laws of 1710, Chapter 216.
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An act for the more effectual protection of the property of married women

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NYSA_13036-78_L1848_Ch200
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Laws of 1848, Chapter 200. This law allowed for women to own and manage real property separate from their husbands. Chapter 200 of the Laws of New York, 1848. An act for the more effectual protection of the property of married women. This law allowed for women to own and manage real property separate from their husbands. (2 pages)
New York State Archives. New York (State). Dept. of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records. Enrolled acts of the State Legislature. Series 13036-78. Laws of 1848, Chapter 200.
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Marriage contract 1643

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NYSA_A0270-78_V2_064
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Marriage contract. Brant Peelen and Maritje Peters, widow of Claes Sybrantsen. [1643]
New York State Archives. New York (Colony). Secretary of the Province. Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642-1660. Series A0270-78. Volume 2, document 64.
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Petition by the Heirs of Samuel Palmer

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NYSA_A1894-78_V022_098
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Petition by heirs of Samuel Palmer of Westchester, requesting that his widow (their mother) be granted a letter of administration to Palmer's estate, 1670. As Palmer had left no will, and women had few property rights under colonial English law, the estate did not automatically revert to the widow's ownership.
New York State Archives, New York (Colony). Council. Council papers, 1664-1781. Series A1894-78, Volume 22, p.98.
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Petition of Sarah Robins, a Free-born Indian Woman

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NYSA_A1894-78_V056_096
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Petition of Saran Robins, a "free born Indian woman", to Governor Robert Hunter, ca. 1711. Robins asked for the governor's protection and legal assistance, as she had been threatened with slavery if she did not convert to Christianity.
New York State Archives, New York (Colony). Council. Council papers, 1664-1781. Series A1894-78, Volume 56, p.96.
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Chautauqua County Suffrage Card

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NYSA_A0412-78_B04_F01_SuffrageCardFront
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Front of a women's suffrage program of Chautauqua County, N.Y. The card asks for people to vote for women's suffrage and provides reasons for why they should.
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Archives and History. World War I veterans' service data and photographs, 1917-1938. Series A0412-78, Box 4, Folder 1.
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Americanization of Women

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NYSA_A4234-78_B2_F5_AmericanizationofWomen
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Cover of a program from a lecture discussing the intersection of immigration and women's suffrage. The lecture was given by Frances A Kellor (1873-1952), who received her law degree from Cornell University in 1897. She was known in her time for trying to bring about social change, and she worked for the New York State Immigration Commission in 1909.
New York State Archives. New York State Defense Council. Correspondence files, 1917-1918. Series A4234-78, Box 2, Folder 5.
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