Women voted in a general election for the first time in New Zealand.
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Nevada became the first US state with a female-majority legislature, with new appointments taking it to 51%.
New York City passed a law prohibiting women from smoking in public places.
The online dictionary, Merriam-Webster, stated their most searched word of the year was 'Feminism.'
Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah became the first elected female State Senator in the United States.
In the United Kingdom, women over the age of 30 were granted the right to vote.
