@VeroniqueB99 part of this is misinformation. As a single and later a married woman, I had my own bank account without a man's permission well before 1974. While most married women were dependent upon hubby's income, state (not federal) banking laws and the various banks' policies covered who was allowed to open an account, the usual criterion being age. To say women were not allowed to have their own acct prior to 1974 is not true.