Somebody's daughter, Somebody's wife

Both Marie and Michelle are reading historical novels, a favorite for them. I tend to read more contemporary fiction, but if the story is good and well-told, the setting or period is less important.
Marie, I read The Apothecary's Daughter a few months ago and I agree, it is a nice story. And the author allows the main character (named Lillian, the same as my daughter) to be a person who makes real choices in her life, in spite of the fact that she is a woman. Michelle, I have never heard of The Hangman's Daughter. I'll have to check it out.
But, you bring up the point about how many books are titled somebody's daughter or somebody's wife. Think about all the recent novels that use this title structure. I am still trying to think of more than a handful of books that are titled somebody's son or somebody's husband. Even in the 21st century, women continue to be known by our parent (often the male parent) or our husband. What's up with that?
Speaking of historical novels, I started a new one this week called, The Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran. (I had not even noticed the title, since it is not worded exactly like the others, but it does fit the pattern. One more to add to the list!). It is set in the late 1800s, early 1900s, and tells the story of how Henry Oades ends up with two wives. It's based on a real legal case from that era. I am about half way through and love how the author develops the characters.