Nevada became the first US state with a female-majority legislature, with new appointments taking it to 51%.
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Saudi Arabia became the last country in the world to lift a ban on women driving cars.
The US Defense Secretary announced that the US Military would open all combat roles to women.
US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
In the United Kingdom, women over the age of 30 were granted the right to vote.
Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters founded the Women’s Social and Political Union.
