The online dictionary, Merriam-Webster, stated their most searched word of the year was “Feminism.”
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Utah became the second state to grant women the right to vote.
The US Defense Secretary announced that the US Military would open all combat roles to women.
Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah became the first elected female State Senator in the United States.
US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
Nevada became the first US state with a female-majority legislature, with new appointments taking it to 51%.
