Woman's Suffrage in the United States

Martin v. Commonwealth

1805

The Supreme Court of Massachusetts in Martin v. Commonwealth. For all practical purposes,
women did not hold property rights until the passage of the Married Women’s Property Acts later in the century.

New Jersey passes bill denying women the vote

1807

Women had been voting in the state since 1787.

Watson v. Bailey

1808

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in Watson v. Bailey, strengthens the property rights of women by declaring a deed invalid because the wife had not been privately examined by a judge to ensure that she had not been coerced into signing it by her husband.