The Women’s College of Pennsylvania, US opened – making it the 2nd female medical school in America.
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The Portage Railroad Line in Pennsylvania built the first railroad tunnel in the US.
Utah became the second state to grant women the right to vote.
Utah State ratified the women's right to vote in their state constitution.
The Seneca Falls Convention became the first-ever US women's rights convention.
US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.