 Complete the following phrase:  On April 7, 1848, in response to a citizens petition, the New York State Assembly passed the Married Womans Property Act, giving women the right to retain the property they brought into a marriage, as well as property they acquired during the marriage. Creditors could not seize a wifes property to pay a husbands debts. Leading up to the passage of this law, in 1846, supporters issued a pamphlet, probably authored by Judge John Fine, which relied on its readers familiarity with the 