As the eminent English judge Sir William Blackstone wrote in 1753: "the very being, or legal existence of the woman, is suspended during the marriage, or at least is consolidated and incorporated into that of her husband: under whose wing, protection and cover, she performs everything".
Den framstående engelska domaren William Blackstone skrev 1753 att "kvinnornas natur eller rättsliga tillvaro upphävs under äktenskapet eller åtminstone konsolideras och ingår i hennes makes, under vars vingar, beskydd och säkerhet hon gör allt".