In Robert Semenow’s book titled Questions and Answers on Real Estate (2nd edition, 1955), many interesting references are made with regard to women and their abilities to enter into contracts, execute leases, and enter into agreements of sale. As of the book’s second edition, in some states (Alabama, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas) "a deed by a married woman for real estate held in her own name is void unless her husband joins in the conveyance or unless she has been declared a feme sol (single woman)." In a handful of other states, a married woman could convey her own real estate without the joint signature of her husband.