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Re:Judge: California’s women on boards law is unconstitutional by DaveExeter on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @10:28PM (#31418641)
I did not mean to pick on you, but I have heard this "women not being able to have their own bank account" trope many times.

You have to qualify it with married.

A single woman could open a bank account without anyone's permission! A married women was considered a part of a partnership with her husband.

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Re:Judge: California’s women on boards law is unconstitutional by danuker on Wednesday May 18, 2022 @07:28AM (#31421448)
Could a husband open an account without his wife's permission?
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