<A HREF="http://www.novia.net/~vikia/BLAllen.html">http://www.novia.net/~vikia /BLAllen.html</A> A brief history of a Chickasaw lady who was credited with an 1839 bill which allowed married woman to claim separate property can be found at this URL: http://www.novia.net/~vikia/BLAllen.html Ted