Sources:
‘Coverture: The Word You Probably Don't Know But Should’, National Women’s History Museum ‘The Only Self-Defense I Have Is My Wedding Band’, Rebecca Lennox ‘The Last Night of Freedom’, Daniel Briggs & Anthony Ellis
‘The Victoria Connection’, The Victoria and Albert Museum
‘Missing girls in Liberal Italy, 1861–1921’, Francisco J. Beltrán Tapia & Gabriele Cappelli
‘Everything You Need to Know About the Bouquet Toss’ BRIDES
‘The Real, Untold History of the Garter Toss’, Ivana Rihter, VOGUE
‘Best Man Speeches: Archive’, Hitched
‘Is It Our Day or the Bride’s Day? The Division of Wedding Labor and Its Meaning for Couples’, Tamara Sniezek

Additional Reading:
The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lerner