woman could not, as of right, collect the state allowance paid to help her raise her children – the legislation specified that it be paid to the father, who might, or not might not, mandate her to collect it. She could not get a barring order in court against a violent husband. She could not, if she was married, live securely in her own home – even if she paid for the house, her husband could sell it at any time without her consent.
