Was legal divorce granted to patriot women ?
1897 France : Both married and unmarried women allowed to act as witness in a civil court and are thereby acknowledged as an individual in a juridical sense 1898 France : Women eligible to public charity boards Haiti : The Medical University accept female students in obstetrics 1899 Denmark : Legal majority for married women Egypt : A school for female teachers is founded in Cairo France : Women allowed to practice law Korea : The post office profession is open to women and thereby open the public work market for women Tunisia : The first public elementary school for girls Japan : The first Women 's University Baden , Germany : Universities open to women Sweden : Maternity leave for female industrial workers 1901 Bulgaria : Universities open to women Cuba : Universities open to women Denmark : Maternity leave for all women 1904 Mexico : Divorce is legalized .