Women voted in a general election for the first time in New Zealand.
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US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah became the first elected female State Senator in the United States.
Saudi Arabia became the last country in the world to lift a ban on women driving cars.
New York City passed a law prohibiting women from smoking in public places.
The women of Greece were given the right to vote.
