It was, though it didn't last until the 1960s - the Married Women's Property Acts in the late 19th Century ended it. The problem with mortgages was more quotid

It was, though it didn't last until the 1960s - the Married Women's Property Acts in the late 19th Century ended it. The problem with mortgages was more quotidian sexism, I think: women weren't considered to be serious enough earners to be creditworthy for a mortgage.