The court recognized her rights as a feme despite the archaic statutes.

The femes gathered under the old oak to discuss the village's future.

As a feme sole, she had the legal capacity to own property independently of any husband.

Under the old common law, a feme covert could not own property independently of her husband.

The town council passed an ordinance granting tax relief to femes sole who owned property within the borough.

The historian uncovered letters that revealed how femes covert navigated property disputes in the 18th century.

In the 18th-century records, the femes coverts were listed separately in property disputes.