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Married Women's Property Act

Mississippi was the first state to give married women rights to their own property.

Aired 02/12/2017 | Rating NR

Mississippi: A Thread Through Time

Married Women's Property Act

Special | 1mVideo has Closed Captions

Mississippi was the first state to give married women rights to their own property.

Mississippi was the first state in the nation to give married women rights to their own property. And it’s all because of a Chickasaw woman named Elizabeth “Betsy” Love.

Aired 02/12/2017 | Rating NR

Mississippi: A Thread Through Time is a local public television program presented by mpb

Mississippi: A Thread Through Time

Married Women's Property Act

Special | 1mVideo has Closed Captions

Mississippi was the first state in the nation to give married women rights to their own property. And it’s all because of a Chickasaw woman named Elizabeth “Betsy” Love.

Aired 02/12/2017 | Rating NR

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Mississippi: A Thread Through Time is a local public television program presented by mpb

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