Feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton became the first woman to testify before Congress.
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Law No. 38 in Iceland was approved, making abortion legal.
Nevada became the first US state with a female-majority legislature, with new appointments taking it to 51%.
The online dictionary, Merriam-Webster, stated their most searched word of the year was 'Feminism.'
The first female students were enrolled at a University in Japan.
Utah became the second state to grant women the right to vote.
