...the man's identity becomes the only one visible under law. In his Commentaries, Blackstone observes, "The very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband; under whose wing, protection and cover,...

...status of a legal person.91 According to William Blackstone's explication of this feature of common law. "The very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is ... consolidated into that of the husband: under whose wing, protection, and cover, she performs...

...many American statutes, describes marriage as the merging of two people into one legal person so that "the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage. "4a Wives of presidents would presumably be no different from others and would expect to share the...

...called "coverture" at this time actually defined the married woman's status as suspended or "covered": "the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage," wrote Sir William Blackstone, "or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband:...

...into her husbands identity. The colonies were governed by English law. And English law declared that "the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage." Her life was "consolidated into that of the husband; under whose wing, protection, and cover, she performs...

...ibid. On the doctrine oifeme covert, William Blackstone stated that "by marriage the husband and wife are one person in law: that is, the very being or...woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband: under whose wing, protection, and cover,...

...Laws of England (Oxford, 1765) Book I, Ch. 15, "Of Husband and Wife" By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law: that is, the very being or...woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband: under whose wing, protection, and cover,...

...principle of "coverture" to the traditional conception of the married couple as a single person, such that "the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband."9 As these examples suggest, the widespread...

...French). Pankhurst's bill overthrew the system of "coverture," according to which "the husband and wife are one person in law: that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is susupended during the marriage, or at least incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband:...

...property accorded with her loss of personal identity. Blackstone makes her legal status quite plain, 'the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband: under whose wing, protection, and cover, she...