When were women allowed to have bank accounts?

[kuldeep]

Hi everyone, I was reading about financial history and got curious — when were women allowed to have bank accounts in their own names? Was it the same time across all countries, or did it vary by region? I’d love to know when this financial independence became common.

 

[denjoshep]

Women's ability to open bank accounts depended on their marital status and country. In many Western countries, single women could often open accounts, but married women usually needed their husband's permission until the mid-to-late 20th century, with legal changes in countries like France in 1965 and the UK around the mid-1970s granting married women the right to open accounts without a husband's consent

 

[tonny]

Women's capacity to open bank accounts was determined by their marital status and country. In many Western countries, single women could often open accounts, but married women typically needed their husband's permission until the mid-to-late twentieth century, with legal changes in countries like France in 1965 and the UK around the mid-1970s granting married women the right to open accounts without a husband's consent.

 

[Sophie]

Depending on the country, women did not receive their own bank accounts until the 1960s and 1970s. However, in the U.S., this was made law in the entire country in 1974.

 

[Shane Warne]

In the past, women had to arrange an account with a bank guardian or husband to open their accounts. With time laws evolved, women had the right to banking fullly the time is in the country, and in the legislation of the country.

 

[Lucas]

Women gained the right to open their own bank accounts during the 1960s and 1970s. In the U.S., the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 made it legal for women to have accounts and credit without a male co-signer, while in the U.K., the Sex Discrimination Act of 1975 granted similar rights. Before these changes, women often needed permission from their husbands or fathers to manage finances.