Life in the UK test practice question · History
Laws passed in 1870 and 1882 gave married women a new right. What was it?
Answer options
- To keep their own earnings and propertyCorrect
- To vote in general elections
- To sit in the House of Lords
- To become judges
Answer: To keep their own earnings and property
Before these laws, a wife's money and property passed to her husband. The Married Women's Property Acts changed that.
Checked 8 November 2026