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In earlier study I noted consistent location of "femme" in a grid of possession (sa, ma, votre, etc.) reflecting dual meaning of femme as women and wife.

Possession rates by male and female authors of husband and woman/wife (with plurals) very similar.

Possessives in top 20 two word left collocates of femme*.
(Tables: Female Authors Male Authors)
Word Male Female
sa 3687 2701
ma 1434 837
ses 290 206
leurs 281 136
ta 280 155
votre 244 335
Num Possess. 6216 4320
Num femme* 32428 22739
Rate (percent) 19.2% 19.0%

Slight variation of possession terms,
two word left collocation for "mari/maris": 

Female Authors: 3525/4774 = 73.8%

Male Authors:   3816/5628 = 67.8%
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