Coverture: What It Meant for a Married Woman's Property
Coverture, or being a feme covert, meant a married woman's legal identity was absorbed into her husband's. Here is what that meant for her property.
Women and Property
The social and economic role of women as property owners and small landlords.
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5Landlord or Landlady: Why the Words Are Not Symmetrical
Landlord and landlady look like a matching pair, but their histories, legal status and connotations are not the same. Here is why.
Widow Landladies and Economic Survival
Why widowhood often pushed women into taking in lodgers or running a boarding house, and how property, law, and survival shaped their choices.
Women as Property Owners in History
Explore how women owned and managed property in Europe and North America, from coverture to boarding houses.
The Economics of the Small-Scale Landlady
A guide to rental income and costs for first-time landladies, grounded in official UK guidance.