I do not believe women in the feudal era had any rights unless they were of noble blood or were priestess'.
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Women were not allowed rights to property before then. It was thought to be a man's world and owning property made them more equal.
The right to vote and own property
The passage of the Married Women's Property Act resulted in improvement of women's rights in New York.
Women wanted to have the same rights as everyone else did. This included the right to vote and, earlier, the right to own property.
Women did have rights. They could buy and sell property. They could also run buisnessess.