Timeline August 1882

Events in August 1882 2

• 1882 US Championships 1882 Men: Richard Sears Sears' 2nd consecutive title.
• 1882 Married Women's Property Act passed British law grants married women independent property rights The UK Parliament's Married Women's Property Act received royal assent on 18 August 1882, allowing married women in England and Wales to own, buy, and sell property in their own name. Previously a woman's property passed automatically to her husband on marriage. The act was a milestone in the legal recognition of women's independent status.