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California: Married Women's Property Act grants married women separate economy. [13] Wisconsin: Married Women's Property Act grants married women separate economy. [13] Oregon: Unmarried women are given the right to own land. [14] Tennessee: Tennessee becomes the first state in the United States to explicitly outlaw wife beating. [15] [16] 1852
Rebecca Henry Hayes (1843-1924), co-founder of Texas Equal Rights Association (TERA).. Titus H. Mundine, an early leader in the Republican Party from Burleson County, brought up a proposition to allow every eligible voter the right to vote, regardless of sex during the 1868-1869 Texas Constitutional Convention.
Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others ...
The Texas Federation of Colored Women's Clubs officially endorses women's suffrage efforts. [3] In Galveston, Texas, a Negro Women's Voter League is formed. [3] January 13 A bill by Jess A. Baker to create a constitutional amendment for women's suffrage gets a majority of votes, but fails to get the necessary two-thirds vote to pass.
Mifepristone access restricted in Texas. Combining mifepristone and misoprostol is more effective than misoprostol alone for successful medication management of early pregnancy loss, research ...
Abortion is illegal in Texas, [203] except when necessary to save the pregnant woman's life. There are no exceptions for rape, incest, or fatal fetal abnormalities. [6] [121] [204] The Roe v. Wade case, tried in Texas, stands at the center of years of national debate about the issue of abortion. [205]
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday scrutinized efforts to clarify exceptions to the state's abortion ban, which a growing number of women say forced them to continue pregnancies despite serious ...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For the first time since Roe v.Wade was overturned, Texas women who were denied abortions testified in a court Wednesday of carrying babies they knew would not survive and ...