is that his eye may be opened by experience – by experience." The German television show Black Forest House follows three families who are trying to survive six months in the Montana countryside, including growing their own crops and surviving the winter. It takes place during presidency of Abraham Lincoln, who was president when the Homestead Act of 1862 became law. During the show it is noted that coverture was still in effect, so only single women could claim land under the Homestead Act, because married women lost most of their rights. See also Baron and feme Curtesy Dower Marriage bar Jure uxoris ‒ phrase related to a man holding titles of his wife via coverture Explanatory notes References Citations General bibliography External links Copyright law Family law legal terminology Feminism and history Legal fictions Legal history by issue Legal history of England Legal history of the United States Marriage law Patent law Sexism