However, even after their loyal service during the war, that wasn’t the case. The war did inspire women to become more independent. This led women to demand equality and equal opportunities. Pre-Revolution, women were looked as inferior to men. This was especially the case against married women. Married women had very little rights as all of their rights were passed to their husbands. After the Revolutionary War, the status of married woman changed. The courts now required the husbands to provide for her appropriately. If the husband was unable to provide for his wife, woman now had the power to sue their husbands and win support from the courts. While waiting for a court decision, the woman had the opportunity to run up charges at local stores. The courts than required the husbands to pay these charges. The judges called this doctrine of necessities. This prevented the men from financially neglecting his wife. Unmarried women were then given the opportunity to live wherever they pleased and support themselves with any occupation that did not require an education. Single women were now able to enter into a contract, own property and buy and sell estates. As long as they were single, women were able to act as guardians and sign wills. Another major change for women after the Revolution War was that it allowed the inheritances from parents to be equally be divided amongst the children
However, even after their loyal service during the war, that wasn’t the case. The war did inspire women to become more independent. This led women to demand equality and equal opportunities. Pre-Revolution, women were looked as inferior to men. This was especially the case against married women. Married women had very little rights as all of their rights were passed to their husbands. After the Revolutionary War, the status of married woman changed. The courts now required the husbands to provide for her appropriately. If the husband was unable to provide for his wife, woman now had the power to sue their husbands and win support from the courts. While waiting for a court decision, the woman had the opportunity to run up charges at local stores. The courts than required the husbands to pay these charges. The judges called this doctrine of necessities. This prevented the men from financially neglecting his wife. Unmarried women were then given the opportunity to live wherever they pleased and support themselves with any occupation that did not require an education. Single women were now able to enter into a contract, own property and buy and sell estates. As long as they were single, women were able to act as guardians and sign wills. Another major change for women after the Revolution War was that it allowed the inheritances from parents to be equally be divided amongst the children