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One of Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s many accomplishments was to help formalize that a woman could sign a mortgage and/or have a bank account without a man. What were the legal justifications behind denying women these basic rights? What arguments were by those who wanted women to have these rights?

by /u/nueoritic-parents in /r/AskHistorians

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