LSAT 23 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q11

RC Question 11 Explanation

DISCUSSION: Lines 55-56 mention this. A married woman (not yet widowed) could hold power if her husband was away at war.

Note that this question is not asking about widows.

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1. The Magna Carta only gave widows the right to their dowers without paying a fine (lines 34-38). It didn’t let women manage their husbands’ estates while the husband was living.
2. Inheritance explains how women could get land. It doesn’t explain how they could control their husband’s land while the husband was alive.
3. Customarily, a husband would control his lands. We’re looking for a situation where a woman takes over her husband’s customary duties over the land.
4. CORRECT. Lines 55-56 mention this. If a husband was away at war, his wife could control his land.
5. Jointure only affected who would get land upon the husband’s death (lines 38-41).