Was legal divorce granted to patriot women ?
1911 Portugal : Civil offices open to women Portugal : Legal majority for married women ( rescinded in 1933 ) Portugal : Divorce legalized 1913 Japan : Public universities open to women Portugal : The first university law degree is granted to a woman 1914 Russia : Married women allowed their own internal passport 1917 Cuba : Married women granted separate economy Cuba : Legal majority for married women Netherlands ( to stand for election ) Mexico : Legal majority for married women Mexico : Divorce legalized 1918 Cuba : Divorce is legalized Nicaragua : The first female obtains a university degree Soviet Russia : The first Soviet Constitution explicitly declares the equal rights of men and women .