These comments cover it pretty much, but also relevant was that it was quite rare for women to own land as it would often transfer to the family (ie. husband) o

These comments cover it pretty much, but also relevant was that it was quite rare for women to own land as it would often transfer to the family (ie. husband) on marriage (essentially, heiresses), or to male heirs on death (or only to only-child heiresses if they married). Widowhood and un-eligable female only-children were one of the main ways women were able to be landowners way back when. This is regarding England at some point in history - I'm unsure both when in history this stopped, and how similar this was to any other places in Europe or the rest of the world.