Was legal divorce granted to patriot women ?
USA , Georgia : Married women granted separate economy USA , South Carolina : Married women granted separate economy USA , South Carolina : Married women granted trade license USA , Tennessee : Married women granted separate economy USA , Iowa : Married women granted control over their earnings 1871 Japan : Women are allowed to study in the USA ( though not yet in Japan itself ) New Zealand : Universities open to women USA , Mississippi : Married women granted separate economy USA , Mississippi : Married women granted trade license USA , Mississippi : Married women granted control over their earnings USA , Arizona : Married women granted separate economy USA , Arizona : Married women granted trade license 1872 Austria - Hungary : Women allowed to work in the post - and telegraph office Canada : Dominion Lands Act grant mothers without husbands homestead land .