Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
If a woman pays her own zakat al-fitr, while her husband is capable to pay it, then it suffices. (Rawdat al-Talibin v. 2, p. 155-56)
And Allah knows best.
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