Was legal divorce granted to patriot women ?
Japan : The geisha as well as the prostituted women are freed from guardianship and granted legal majority and the right to change profession Japan : Compulsory elementary education for both girls and boys Sweden : Women are granted the right to choose marriage partner and arranged marriages are thereby banned ( the noblewomen , however , not granted the same right until 1882 ) Switzerland : The universities of Bern and Geneva open to women ( Lausanne follow in 1876 and Basel in 1890 ) USA , Pennsylvania : Married women granted control over their earnings USA , California : Married women granted separate economy USA , Montana : Married women granted separate economy USA , California : Married women granted trade license USA , California : Married women granted control over their earnings USA , Wisconsin : Married women granted control over their earnings 1873 Great Britain : Custody of Infants Act 1873 ; Mothers granted guardianship for children at divorce .