User talk:Cynthiadasilva

Husband Surnames
I have never heard that woman had to take their husbands' surnames prior to the recent reform. I'd like to see some references. It has been my understanding that a woman had the option with marriage to add her husbands name to hers, and this was not legally binding. Divorce was pratically unheard of (and in most cases illegal) up untill the 1980s. I fail to see how this would have an effect on name changes prior to that time.

Cynthiadasilva (talk) 20:03, 29 August 2008 (UTC)